tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post2836684108274969161..comments2024-01-13T05:32:19.026-05:00Comments on just a conservative girl: President Obama Wins Re-electionJust a conservative girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982406297072353275noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414290528721230538.post-14155575962875925802012-11-07T22:37:39.959-05:002012-11-07T22:37:39.959-05:00Not that my opinion matters in this setting, but I...Not that my opinion matters in this setting, but I think it's a mistake to focus on demographics. Yes, the changing face of America was one of the factors in Romney's failure last night. But was it the overriding factor? I doubt it.<br /><br />There's not a sugary way to put this: Today's GOP often evokes disgust in a lot of smart and decent people. But for whatever reason, the GOP, generally speaking, doesn't understand this.<br /><br />Most Americans cannot casually dismiss the fact that most GOP-ers don't believe that Barack Obama is eligible to be president. Most Americans cannot casually dismiss a thriving cottage industry based around that theory alone. Most people cannot casually dismiss a legendary real estate tycoon championing such a cause.<br /><br />Throughout the blogosphere, there are right-wingers who are perfectly comfortable labeling Barack Obama "racist" but can't bring themselves to say much about the ugly racial optics in their midst. (Fwiw, I'm glad to know you're not like that, just)<br /><br />The recent aspersions cast upon now-former GOP rock star Chris Christie are, in one sense, mind-boggling. But when you think about it, it's really par for the course. It's been said that today's Republican party is not your dad's Republican party. But I'm not even sure if it's your big brother's. This sharp turnaround is relatively recent.<br /><br />You don't have to be African-American, or Latino, or Asian, or Jewish, or female, etc., to be concerned about these matters. This is not, primarily, about demographics. This is about a GOP that far too often comes across as flat-out weird.net observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267868386003645693noreply@blogger.com