Romney Is Still Dead Wrong! - by TPO

The Romney debacle continues .... His latest analysis for why he lost the election:  Barack Obama was promising (and even giving) gifts to voters! 

The following is a collection of rebuttals, from a variety of sources, to his outrageous claims  ....


ABC News dissects Romney's Analysis of His Election Loss
abcnews.go.com (11/15/12)
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"What the president's campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote, and that strategy worked," Romney said, according to audio of the call obtained by ABC News.
"He gave them a big gift on immigration with the DREAM Act amnesty program, which was obviously very, very popular with Hispanic voters, and then number two was Obamacare," Romney said.

ABC News says ...

1. "Free Stuff"
While Romney portrayed Latinos as a group that's very receptive to "free stuff," the community actually places a strong emphasis on hard work and entrepreneurship.
According to a Pew Hispanic Center study, a higher percentage of Latinos believe that hard work can get them ahead when compared to the general public.

2. Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act is expected to have a disproportionate impact on the Latino community, but that's because proportionately it has a larger number of uninsured people than the general population. Three in ten Latinos last year lacked health insurance, according to Census data, almost three times the rate of non-Hispanic whites. 
The law expands access to healthcare through the individual mandate, which requires that a vast majority of Americans purchase their own health insurance or pay a fine. Subsidies and tax credits are available for people who cannot find affordable private insurance (mostly those who live near or below the federal poverty line). These provisions would not necessarily make health insurance free. That means poor individuals and families would still be responsible for paying some healthcare expenses themselves, but would also receive financial assistance from the government. So it's not exactly a gift, as Romney suggested.

3. Immigration
Romney said on the call, "Obama gave them a big gift on immigration with the DREAM Act amnesty program, which was obviously very, very popular with Hispanic voters."
Obama failed to address comprehensive immigration reform during his first term, but he did enact the deferred action program in June 2011 that granted temporary relief to certain young undocumented immigrants.
But Romney's stances on the subject also appeared to fuel his poor performance among Hispanics. Romney opposed the deferred action program, arguing that the president's action would make it more difficult to enact a legislative solution for undocumented youth. The Republican candidate also said he would end the
program and also adopted tough positions on immigration enforcement, such as "self-deportation."
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Washington Post Readers' Comments
(11/14/12)
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bourassa1:
Can Romney or one of his supporters explain why the wealthy and educated Jewish and Asian-American demographics also went for Obama by over 70%?

Buckeye:
Yes Obama gave all students that qualify a chance to go to college and Sanitarian said not all students deserve a chance to go to college {JUST THE ELITE}. Romney said no more grants {BORROW FROM YOUR PARENTS} No clue about the 98%. All repubs wanted to stop college students from voting as very few vote repub due to their policies. Yes Obama gave and Romney wanted to take away. HE LOST GET OVER IT.

Dave234:
I voted for Obama and am now waiting for my gift. I hope it will be a new Ipad. Will it come in the mail?

beachbabe:
Romney DID promise "goodies" to his base -- lower tax rates, no corporate business taxes, no taxes on investment income, no taxes on income earned overseas. Them's some pretty expensive goodies.

BethInBibleBelt:
News Flash Mitt –A large percentage of Americans are African Americans, Latinos and young people, and if you add in women, we are obviously way more than half of us. Soooo… Obama was targeting Americans. How outrageous!
Non-government check receiving, not young, white female Obama voter here. I didn’t vote for a gift. Keep insulting us and your successor won’t do any better than you did. And FYI -there are trailer parks full of people who get government checks and voted for you. You might not realize they exist since they probably were not able to send you a check.
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"A sense of entitlement"
Pioneer Press
Posted:   11/15/2012
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Terry G., Vadnais Heights , MN :
I voted for President Obama, and the writer of "A 'handout' economy" (Nov. 11) is correct -- I have an entitlement mentality. My personal "moral decay" includes teaching children how to play band instruments for the past 34 years.
I also spent 21 years as a volunteer on my local fire department and served as an EMT and CPR instructor for our medical services. Before that, I spent 10 years volunteering with the National Ski Patrol at Afton Alps. My "moral decay" also includes teaching merit badges to Boy Scouts for four years, heading up the confirmation program at my church for four years and serving as its president, as well. In 1971, I volunteered for the draft and served in the U.S. Army for two years. So yes, I have a strong sense of entitlement. I am entitled to vote for whomever I please.

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