GameOver22 on 09 November 2012
| Dodece said: Seriously the Republican party needs to go back to the drawing board, because I am pretty certain that any other political party on the planet could have done a better job, and most would have probably won. I can say this, because most parties would tailor a message that would have been popular with the majority of the electorate. You know having a actual case helps a lot. They really had no excuse the opposition was really vulnerable, and not only didn't they win. They almost lost everything that was on the line. There just isn't anything wrong with saying that, or being particularly blunt about that either. |
I don't know if the overt criticism is really construtive. If anything, it will just make the partisan republicans more republican, to the extent that they're even exposed to that message. As far as the quoted paragraph, I agree. The Republican party needs to do some soul-searching and is going to have to adapt. As for how vulnerability of Obama and the Democrats in general, its kind of weird. Economically speaking, Obama should have been defeated quite handily, but his approval ratings rebounded to over 50% as the election drew near. Honestly though, I think the Republican party should have won given the context and historical trends. Regardless, the 2012 elections are going to cause some revisions to the economic voting models.
