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CPUd
11-13-2012, 04:01 PM
The key paragraph:


It appears that in its singular focus on competing technologically with the Obama campaign, the Romney team neglected to adequately account for and organize the essential human element necessary to any grassroots undertaking. Thus when its technological efforts failed, the campaign was left without a Plan B, and its volunteers were forced to fly blind at the moment the campaign needed them most.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mitt-romneys-campaign-completely-fell-195408549.html

They never really needed our votes; they needed a grassroots.
Lucille
11-13-2012, 04:19 PM
Fail Whale! The Unmitigated Disaster Of Project Orca
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?395212-Fail-Whale!-The-Unmitigated-Disaster-Of-Project-Orca
CaptLouAlbano
11-13-2012, 04:23 PM
They never really needed our votes; they needed a grassroots.

I have family in a swing state. All report that while they received a barrage of robocalls leading up to and on election day, not a single person knocked on their door to GOTV. All of them are in fairly densely populated areas.
mit26chell
11-13-2012, 05:23 PM
We knew Romney had zero grassroots support from day one, from what I remember.

On election day we had three Obama people knock on our door to make sure we voted. None from Romney peeps. I'm in Colorado, too - an important state.
thoughtomator
11-13-2012, 06:41 PM
The GOP elite apparently thought robocalling people 5x a day was the way to get votes.
CaptLouAlbano
11-13-2012, 06:52 PM
We knew Romney had zero grassroots support from day one, from what I remember.

On election day we had three Obama people knock on our door to make sure we voted. None from Romney peeps. I'm in Colorado, too - an important state.

It wasn't just the lack of a grassroots operation - it was the lack of enthusiasm on the part of committee people. Any candidate that wins the primary has a built in network of activists that should be willing to knock on doors for them. When I sat on committee, I have a phone book of people I could call that would do this every year. But I am guessing, committee folks either didn't care or couldn't get the volunteers for him. A lack of enthusiasm like that is the difference between winning and losing.

The same can be said for Obama as well. Even though he won he had 10 million less votes than 08. No enthusiasm.
robert9712000
11-13-2012, 06:53 PM
They also had the great idea of a Romney blimp hoovering over Obama at a speech he gave in columbus ohio the day before the election.Well until the secret service forced them to ground it because it invaded the roaming restricted air space above Obama's head

http://therightnewz.com/?p=13495

it appears he took alot of notes on Pauls campaign,surely these things are what created so much enthusiasm behind him
TheGrinch
11-13-2012, 06:55 PM
Kind of hard to have a grassroots movement when you spent the primary cycle derooting.
bunklocoempire
11-13-2012, 07:24 PM
The key paragraph:



http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mitt-romneys-campaign-completely-fell-195408549.html

They never really needed our votes; they needed a grassroots.

Fox mentioned early on about Ron's grassroots power, and then ignored it the rest of the cycle. Folks need to be reminded nicely of this.

orenbus posted this the other day (Iowa straw poll). Check out 3:30


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8MKYwjYpT0&feature=player_embedded