Here's some more Real Mitt Romney for you. Are familiar with the idea of "transference"? Seeing people as you are? Projecting? I think this is what Romney's doing here in his analysis of why he lost, no, how Obama bought the election. He's saying valuable gifts to people in exchange for their votes is how elections work.
Romney: “The president’s campaign focused on giving targeted groups a big gift"
Blacks, Women, Hispanics, all their votes bought with gifts
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Originally Posted by The Real Mitt Romney
"With regards to the young people, for instance, a forgiveness of college loan interest was a big gift," Mr. Romney said. "Free contraceptives were very big with young, college-aged women. And then, finally, Obamacare also made a difference for them, because as you know, anybody now 26 years of age and younger was now going to be part of their parents' plan, and that was a big gift to young people. They turned out in large numbers, a larger share in this election even than in 2008."
"You can imagine for somebody making $25,000 or $30,000 or $35,000 a year, being told you're now going to get free health care, particularly if you don't have it, getting free health care worth, what, $10,000 per family, in perpetuity - I mean, this is huge," Mr. Romney said. "Likewise with Hispanic voters, free health care was a big plus. But in addition with regards to Hispanic voters, the amnesty for children of illegals, the so-called Dream Act kids, was a huge plus for that voting group."
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This is how the Real Mitt Romney sees the world. To him, this is how people operate. I think he'd reckon that had he won, he'd be reaping the rewards of all the gifts he pledged to give, like an elimination of taxes on capital gains, like a 20% reduction on income taxes, like a giant expansion of the defense industry, etc etc. The Real Mitt Romney sees elections as quid pro quo exchanges, votes for gifts, and he was out-matched in the giving of gifts. No mention of ideals, or facts, or stuff like that. Sour fucking grapes. What a loser.