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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMy guess on Romney's strange concession delay
It struck me during the campaign just how transactional Romney and the Republican's worldview really is. The election boiled down to what tangible rewards voters were willing to pay for with their votes - either lower taxes or government handouts.
So, last night, Mitt and Ann, apparently quite confident that victory was immanent, secluded themselves with a few hundred of their most high-dollar supporters/investors at an invitation only formal affair. The guests undoubtedly were expecting their candidate to deliver an enormous return on investment. He let them down. It wasn't supposed to happen. This was a business deal gone terribly bad. And, an extremely embarrassing, deer-in-the-headlights moment for Mitt, who surely wanted to believe it was either a mistake or a very bad dream.
http://m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-at-romney-headquarters-the-defeat-of-the-1-percent/2012/11/07/857d00f6-284a-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html
aletier_v
(1,773 posts)I had the same thing happen back when I had a temper.
progressivebydesign
(19,458 posts)his eyes were all red and weird, and he delivered that speech with that weird phony tone. Was not heartfelt at all. He is known for flipping out, I have a feeling he was upbraiding his staff for an hour.
ywcachieve
(365 posts)Wednesdays
(17,380 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)But now he will have a long time to spend in his quiet room ............
ywcachieve
(365 posts)We made it happen for President Obama!
Skidmore
(37,364 posts)was that Romney had only prepared a victory speech and not a concession speech. They had to take a little time to cobble together concession remarks for him to give.
Michigan Alum
(335 posts)TeaBagsAreForCups
(356 posts)... most of the time, little more than a snarky asswipe with not much meaningful to offer.
However, I post again the link that the OP offered; it is a must, must - full - read.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dana-milbank-at-romney-headquarters-the-defeat-of-the-1-percent/2012/11/07/857d00f6-284a-11e2-96b6-8e6a7524553f_story.html
... we truly didn't realize the magnitude of the sociopathic bullet that the office of POTUS escaped by the Obama victory.