Romney was ‘shellshocked’ that he lost on election night..

Jan Crawford of CBS news writes: They just couldn’t believe they had been so wrong. And maybe they weren’t: There was Karl Rove on Fox saying Ohio wasn’t settled, so campaign aides decided to wait. They didn’t want to have to withdraw their concession, like Al Gore did in 2000, and they thought maybe the … Read moreRomney was ‘shellshocked’ that he lost on election night..

The GOP lament: Was it Chris Christie’s fault!?

Robert Costa wrote a NATIONAL REVIEW article today, linked above, about the election results. What caused Romney to lose? The quote on NJ Gov Chris Christie that caught my attention: Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, the adviser adds, is persona non grata in Romney’s inner circle. “He went out of his way to embrace … Read moreThe GOP lament: Was it Chris Christie’s fault!?

Post-election-celebration: Now the hard part. Figuring out what, if anything, actually changed. Billions of dollars were spent. For…? What?

The election is over. WE CAN ALL UNITE and be thankful for that. The campaign mudslinging gets tiresome–even boring. The  negative ads were so plentiful this year that, frankly, people stopped noticing them. It was just frightening images of President Obama and Governor Romney set Armageddon style music. But it’s over. We have a winner. And it … Read morePost-election-celebration: Now the hard part. Figuring out what, if anything, actually changed. Billions of dollars were spent. For…? What?

Trying to read the tea leaves on TV

I was watching coverage of the election on all three major networks, CNN, Fox, and MSNBC. On those programs during interviews, Republicans look a little nervous and Democrats look a little overconfident. Not sure if my observations mean anything, it could just be that Republicans are nervous and Democrats are overconfident, or it could mean … Read moreTrying to read the tea leaves on TV