And who is going to give them things? President Obama." This was perhaps articulated most vividly by Bill O'Reilly, who on election night lamented the fact that "the white establishment is no longer the majority" and said, "It's not a traditional America anymore, and there are 50 percent of the voting public who want stuff. Because that's just how those people are. And what was it they wanted? Universal health coverage, higher taxes on the wealthy, strong environmental regulations, legal abortion? Nope. They got what they wanted, conservatives are saying. Instead, Barack Obama's re-election is said to be a moral failing on the part of the American public. They aren't saying that the voters are uninformed, or that they allowed themselves to be duped. As the old political saw says, "The people have spoken-the bastards." And that is what one conservative after another has been saying over the last week. You can blame your party and ask if it should examine its ideology or its rhetoric. You can blame your candidate and his campaign (which usually means, "If only they had listened to me!"). If you want to explain why your party lost a presidential election, there are a number of places to look.
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