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Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:35 PM Nov 2012

Mitt couldn't convince anyone he'd really fix the economy.

Those on our side have made good arguments about how the GOP lost because they are dinosaurs with racist, homophobic, anti-woman policies.

Yet, the truth is that if Mitt could have convinced more people that he could really fix the economy, more Latinos, women, and youth would have voted for him. In his latter day speeches, Mitt was talking over-the-top garbage about how small business had no representation for the past 4 years in the Obama White House. Instead he should have given us better arguments about how WE would be better off if he won. Mitt didn't understand us because our problems are exactly the problems the GOP wants us to have. Isn't it ironic that it was Mitt who didn't understand America?

America wasn't about to change horses in mid stream on the unconvincing words of Mitt. Thankfully.

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Mitt couldn't convince anyone he'd really fix the economy. (Original Post) Democrats_win Nov 2012 OP
BUt trublu992 Nov 2012 #1
Yes, he did have that feather in his cap. Democrats_win Nov 2012 #3
He wangled a ton of money from the government for the Olympics. immoderate Nov 2012 #4
He wouldn't fix the economy. He'd just Bain-ify the government. Initech Nov 2012 #2
WE always knew that was his secret plan. Democrats_win Nov 2012 #5
can't run a campaign, how can he run the country? grasswire Nov 2012 #6

trublu992

(489 posts)
1. BUt
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:39 PM
Nov 2012

he's a business genius he turned the Olympics around. Why didn't campaign on his business success more and his "great" triumph at the Olympics that something I didn't get I know why he didn't campaign on his gubernatorial record HE SUCKED

Democrats_win

(6,539 posts)
3. Yes, he did have that feather in his cap.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:47 PM
Nov 2012

Luckily, hanging over that cap was an idea that was repulsive to him: government money played a big role in turning around the Olympics.

It's funny, the phrase: "You can't get there from here," comes to mind. It may have been impossible for him to convince us that he could fix the economy without government help.

 

immoderate

(20,885 posts)
4. He wangled a ton of money from the government for the Olympics.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:47 PM
Nov 2012

More than $450 M if I am correct. And a lot of that went to his cronies. The guy is an all around grifter.

--imm

Initech

(100,091 posts)
2. He wouldn't fix the economy. He'd just Bain-ify the government.
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:43 PM
Nov 2012

By that I mean fire everybody and sell the assets to the highest bidder.

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