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'Uneven performance' hurt Mitt, Rove says

Everyone and their dog knows what hurt Romney. Can you spell

r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n?

Being called uneven and unprepared by Karl Rove is like being called too old by John McCain.

Dear Karl: Takes one to know one. Or perhaps in your case, "unbalanced" would be a better descriptive word.

Mitt appeared as another BUSH II.
This year the winner ran in the center not at the extreme right. Center and non partisan voters rejected more Bush type policies. Far right type policy was not the right agenda to win, on the contrary it was detrimental in open primaries.

I agree with anonymous, religion was the deciding factor. Also, the press demonizing Mormons.

It had more to do with Mike Huckabee than his performance.

"The architect" just doesn't want to admit that his party is still a bastion of bigotry. Mitt's only "uneven performance" was with the Huckabigots on the Evangelical right. Republicans have made their McLame choice, and now they have to live with him.

Romney made a lot of mistakes in his campaign, but the biggest was letting his religion become an issue. If he had run as a moderate, more secular candidate, much like McCain has, he might have been the nominee. He seems to have thought that he could swap his mormonism for evangelism, and that the religious right would buy it. Big mistake, he ended up looking like a panderer to the more normal centrist republicans, and the "born agains" don't accept anyone, but their own. It's too bad, it looks like he has amazing managerial skills, he's just not a good politician.

to righascension: Even Democrats have great respect for Karl Rove although though they hate and fear him. When it comes to political analysis, he knows what he's talking about.

I agree that the "Mormon thing" also hurt Romney. However, he'll be back. He's brilliant and highly qualified. He won't make the same mistakes next time. If McCain loses, he'll be the next in line in 2012.

I'd love to see him as McCain's running mate. GO MITT!

Neoconservatives are creepy people to begin with.
Karl Rove (Like Dick Cheney) is the epitome of that creepiness.
Romney has a liberal side that rubs neocons the wrong way.

Its that Mormon thing. The country is fine with almost anything except Mormonism.
Too many biased, ignorant and downright bigoted people.

It would be nice to take the religious factor out of politics and have separation of church and state like our american constitution calls for. Dont forget our country was founded to get away from religious persecution of the old world.

Gosh, is this guy still around? His significance is greatly diminished and obviously misses the spotlight.

The problem with Romney is that Bush-Rove have made such a muddle of the GOP that it is meaningless.
Karl helped dilute our sovereignty with his amnesty for illegals and Bush spends tax money like a Democrat. Keeping taxes low only runs up the tab.
Don't blame Romney for that.
The GOP has no platform, Karl! YOUR GOP.

People that use the term 'neocon' are creepy.

You know, we all make mistakes. Mitt made a few, but look at all the mistakes Obama is making, all the baggage he is carrying, his background, his friends, his cohorts...Mistakes? He's a bomb ready to go off. Mitt looks pristine compared to Obama or any other candidate. If he's not taken as V.P. we're in deep yogurt.

I have to ask: why would Romney's "liberal side" be a problem for neocons? There is a strong vein of liberalism that runs through so-called "neo conservatism." You might want to investigate the origins of the term.

Anonymous is so right r-e-l-i-g-i-o-n was the reason.

The fact that Rove is from Utah is nothing Utah wants to brag about. Rove is a weasel. McCain and his Mommy went out of their way to disparage Mormons as did Huckabee, Romney should run as a Independent next time and stay away from these folks. McCain will never get my vote ,even if Romney is the VP.

Everyone makes mistakes except JESUS CHRIST. If McCain picks Romney as his VP he will definitely win the general election on November. I'm so thankful to Karl Rove for hurting Mitt Romney as of uneven performance in his campaign. It is a great lesson for Mitt and particularly help learning from his past mistakes.

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