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In reply to the discussion: HOLY SHIT!! Be honest...did you see this coming? This early? [View all]Summer Hathaway
(2,770 posts)I think a lot of people did.
It was obvious from the beginning that Romney is a stupid man. Incredibly stupid. Stupid enough to insult NASCAR fans, women, minorities, etc. while trying to get their votes. He was equally insulting to our international allies while trying to garner some cred in the foreign affairs arena.
He lacks the common sense to filter his thoughts before they become spoken words - the mark of a man who is intellectually inferior.
Add his arrogance into the mix; it was obvious he was NOT going to take any advice, nor listen to constructive criticism from his political colleagues who have played this game before, and know what lines are not to be crossed, what comments are not to be made in public.
In addition to all of the above, Romney is one of the most vulnerable candidates the GOP could have possibly nominated - tax returns, Bain, outsourcing US jobs, offshore tax havens, a piss-poor record as governor, adherence to a religion many believe to be a cult, draft-dodger during the Viet Nam years - the list is almost endless.
Romney's campaign was destined to crash-and-burn from day one. It was always a matter of when - and the early indicators literally screamed very, very quickly.