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A chief strategist for Mitt Romney’s failed presidential campaign said Monday that the Republican candidate’s loss was all about policy, and that evolution on policy positions, such as same-sex marriage, is necessary to revive the GOP.
Stuart Stevens (left) with Mitt Romney.
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“I don’t think it’s very controversial to suggest that a candidate who favors gay marriage and free contraception might have more appeal to a younger demographic,” strategist Stuart Stevens wrote Monday in The Washington Post.
“Does anyone want to argue that free contraception is seen as a more pressing issue to your average 21-year-old than to a 55-year-old voter, or that there are more gay rights organizations on college campuses than in VFW halls?”
Stevens wrote that there’s much “desire to blame Republicans’ electoral difficulties and the Romney campaign’s loss on technological failings. I wish this were the problem, because it would be relatively easy to fix. But it’s not.”
Stevens said he believes Republicans will have to rethink key positions favored by younger voters to recapture White House.
A recent poll released by the Respect for Marriage Coalition found that 59 percent of respondents indicated that denying gays a lesbians the right to marry is considered discrimination.
Last week, Jon Huntsman, a former GOP presidential contender and Utah governor, urged the Republican party to embrace marriage equality for gays and lesbians, and warned that failure to do so will continue to result in the electorate becoming further disenchanted with the Republican party.
“Americans will not coalesce around Republicans’ free market ideas if we stand against their friends, family, and individual liberty,” Huntsman wrote.
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Lack of spine contributed to defeat.
Or rather, lack of brain.
What kind of “position” — exactly…. ?
I’d say he went too hard for TOP—
—only to end up on BOTTOM.
Romney doesn’t care for LGBT. Unless you’re white male rich and straight he’ll let you burn.
Don’t give us all the Credit, there were so many Reasons why he was Defeated on Election Day!!!
If he was trying to say he’s for human rights ill laugh. He wanted to restrict women’s rights to their own bodies. I’m glad he lost. If he had all human rights gained for LGBT would have started to slip away again. He’s a bible excuse for hate and discrimination man.
You mean, besides his being a total dick…
John McCain oddly had honor. He wasn’t going to allow ppl to claim Obama is a Muslim terrorist illegal alien or any other slander. I can’t believe the hate and propaganda against Obama. I seen ppl claim he’s the anti Christ and plans to put chips in us. Makes me sick. He’s proven he’s American and his religion is none of our business unless he allowed it to affect our laws…
Buuuut no matter how many times he proves he’s American they’re still gonna call “fake” on his birth certificate. I wanna pull the same move on them lol “I’m American see”…”yeah uh…no it’s a fake”…”what no look at it?!”…”I see it…but it’s probably a fake”
If we could only grasp the significance of every LGBTQ person coming out and working collectively to change perceptions and laws discriminating against anyone for any reason, sexual orientation, or what. Harvey Milk had that vision and it is our obligation to preach the truth, change societies outlook and understanding of homosexuality and transexuality and other forms of self expression.
And he was a spineless lying contradicting ass that could be bought by the highest bidder.
dah!
General Republicans position in EQUAL RIGHTS for LGBTQ people: NO RIGHTS!! That’s their position!!
He first lost my vote for his position on safety nets, then his view on LGBT Rights, then Women’s Rights, then by the time October rolled around I couldn’t stand to see his smug pixar villain face on TV.
Ya think?
OMG, that was all. He was a failure all around. The obvious yes, but let’s not forget that 49%.
Actually Romney has always been about gay rights. I am not saying I am a fan of Romney, but he did support Gays entering Boyscouts quite a while ago.
the only reason Romney kind of turned on them was to gain support from the religious. But what politician doesn’t do that kind of stuff.
He’s full of baloney. He’s spineless, and if he cared about LGBT rights then he should have said so. His views are tired, too conservative and in time obsolete.
Ron do you remember when Obama said he was against gay marriage? I do!
I have a feeling by this next election there are going to be a lot more libertarians involved in the GOP. I am stoked for that! Libertarian would mean equal rights for all!
One of many! Funny how they are still trying to figure out “wa happened!” LOL
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