Jews for the GOP

GOP grabbed larger share of the Jewish vote in loss
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Mitt Romney became the first Republican presidential candidate to lose the general election after garnering 30 percent of the Jewish vote.

The Reality Check Election

Column: How Romney lost on culture and economics
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Republicans (and I) thought the 2008 election was a fluke. We thought the Obama coalition of minorities, young people, and white liberals had been brought together under unusual circumstances: the unpopularity of the Bush presidency, the war in Iraq, and the recession and financial crisis. The 2010 midterms, in which the Obama coalition did not appear and Republicans had their best performance in decades, supported this assumption. A combination of GOP enthusiasm and a lackluster economy would spell trouble for Obama’s reelection. Obama would not be able to replicate his 2008 performance. His voters would not show up. We were wrong.

Tea Party in the Streets

Conservative groundwork could push Republicans to victory in 2012
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The Determinators, a new documentary produced by the Tea Party Patriots, is hitting voters’ mailboxes in a sign of the vigorous and sophisticated grassroots organizing presence of outside conservative groups.

500 Admirals, Generals to Endorse Romney

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The group will post a full page ad in the Washington Times on Monday. The advertisement will have the headline, “We, the undersigned, proudly support Governor Mitt Romney as our nation’s next President and Commander-in-Chief,” followed by the names of the former military commanders.

Nature’s Gaffe

Hurricane Sandy delays WFB concern trolling
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Hurricane Sandy continued its assault on the eastern seaboard Monday, threatening to shake up the crucial last days of a hotly contested presidential campaign.