His campaign was a joke. His campaign promises included cutting funding for vital resources and while I don't believe he would have cut Planned Parenthood or made abortion illegal except for special circumstances (which really scared the Democrats that honestly believe that *he* would be the one to fuck with abortion laws despite the many STRONGER conservative Republicans that have been in office since good ole' '73), he should have known that it would be the moderates that would help him win the election and most moderates, especially new generation moderates, aren't as socially conservative as his Republican constituency and they would not have voted for Obama so he didn't need to worry about their vote.
The Republican party has fallen from grace, big time. My generation is leaning more towards social liberalism with many college grads becoming more fiscally conservative as the economic situation of our country hits them along with their student loans however, the average American is becoming much more charitable towards the poor and needy and does not condemn social programs nearly as much as the Republicans like to think.
My point? The Republicans only have two options as their younger voters become more socially liberal and open-minded towards social programs and have a greater yearning for secular politics and their older voters start to... well, die. Adapt or die out. I can't honestly feel sorry for anyone of the Republican party until they realize that the American people are becoming less satisfied with hard-right wing politics.
He intentionally surrounded himself with people who convinced him he was going to win, too, so it's pretty much his fault that it was so disappointing.
Anyway, I agree, although I think you may be giving the American people a little too much credit. Do you live in a more liberal area? I live in the bible belt, though, so my perspective is probably a bit skewed in the other direction. I hope you're right, though.
Yes, I live in a pretty liberal area... I live in Southern California.
The part of the bible belt I lived in (Western NC) was experiencing a cultural change trending to a more liberal stance (slowly but surely). I believe it may be due even in small part to the high level of welfare recipients (not a jab at them, NC has the 5th highest unemployment rate, their economy is shit).
However, I am not naive. I have been to many other parts of the Bible Belt and I know that it will more than likely be that the social changes won't begin creeping into the more conservative areas in the manner in which it is creeping into mine for another 30-40 years.
I know exactly what you're talking about, though... I knew plenty of people that believed gay marriage was wrong because, and I quote, it was "against the Bible" or "against God" and when argued against, they'll just say "the Bible is the truth and I believe in God!". What a joke.
In high school, I was in one of the school districts that put little stickers in the biology textbooks saying "Evolution is a theory, not a fact…" etc.
Is it normal I feel really bad for Mitt Romney?
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I don't feel bad for him.
His campaign was a joke. His campaign promises included cutting funding for vital resources and while I don't believe he would have cut Planned Parenthood or made abortion illegal except for special circumstances (which really scared the Democrats that honestly believe that *he* would be the one to fuck with abortion laws despite the many STRONGER conservative Republicans that have been in office since good ole' '73), he should have known that it would be the moderates that would help him win the election and most moderates, especially new generation moderates, aren't as socially conservative as his Republican constituency and they would not have voted for Obama so he didn't need to worry about their vote.
The Republican party has fallen from grace, big time. My generation is leaning more towards social liberalism with many college grads becoming more fiscally conservative as the economic situation of our country hits them along with their student loans however, the average American is becoming much more charitable towards the poor and needy and does not condemn social programs nearly as much as the Republicans like to think.
My point? The Republicans only have two options as their younger voters become more socially liberal and open-minded towards social programs and have a greater yearning for secular politics and their older voters start to... well, die. Adapt or die out. I can't honestly feel sorry for anyone of the Republican party until they realize that the American people are becoming less satisfied with hard-right wing politics.
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He intentionally surrounded himself with people who convinced him he was going to win, too, so it's pretty much his fault that it was so disappointing.
Anyway, I agree, although I think you may be giving the American people a little too much credit. Do you live in a more liberal area? I live in the bible belt, though, so my perspective is probably a bit skewed in the other direction. I hope you're right, though.
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Yes, I live in a pretty liberal area... I live in Southern California.
The part of the bible belt I lived in (Western NC) was experiencing a cultural change trending to a more liberal stance (slowly but surely). I believe it may be due even in small part to the high level of welfare recipients (not a jab at them, NC has the 5th highest unemployment rate, their economy is shit).
However, I am not naive. I have been to many other parts of the Bible Belt and I know that it will more than likely be that the social changes won't begin creeping into the more conservative areas in the manner in which it is creeping into mine for another 30-40 years.
I know exactly what you're talking about, though... I knew plenty of people that believed gay marriage was wrong because, and I quote, it was "against the Bible" or "against God" and when argued against, they'll just say "the Bible is the truth and I believe in God!". What a joke.
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In high school, I was in one of the school districts that put little stickers in the biology textbooks saying "Evolution is a theory, not a fact…" etc.
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AHAHAHA XD you beat me.
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A bittersweet victory.