This seems to be the easy thing to say from people on our side of the aisle this morning. Perhaps they don’t want to sound angry or bitter about losing. But I’m already tired of hearing it.
The truth is Obama won because he lied over and over to the American people and the MSM went right along with it and protected him in every way possible. He refused to tell people of his real agenda and intentions and played off the fact that the American people want to see the good in people. So, like most Democrats, he lied and tried to convey himself in the vaguest and shallowest of terms as being reasonable and fair, even conservative in some ways. Yet when the curtain is pulled back he is a radical leftist with a collectivist agenda that will bankrupt this nation.
Last night was more about what won than it was about what lost and RBPundit, a fellow blogger, tells us this morning that our ideology didn’t really lose the battle last night:
It’s the day after and the knives are already out. “We lost because Romney was never a true conservative.” or “We lost because the tea party didn’t show up.” or “We lost because… blah blah blah.”
Here’s the reality: Everyone pointing the finger at who “lost” is asking the wrong question. The right question is “What won?”
Small, petty politics won. More specifically, our inability to combat small petty, politics won. We are an ideological movement. We have principles we hold on to. The left simply does not. They hold no truths to be self-evident. They have no moral compass. They will lie, cheat, and steal for their movement. We will not.
What won last night was marketing. What won last night were communications strategies. Our ideology didn’t lose. Our ideology was never heard. It was drowned out by a media more focused on gotchas and Big Bird and binders and feeding a narrative created by the masters of marketing: Obama For America. The media won’t allow an ideological battle because every time they do, they lose.
That’s it. There was no ideological shift in this country. More than half the country couldn’t tell you what the hell “ideological” even means. THAT’s the problem. We fought an ideological battle when they were fighting an American Idol contest.
He’s right that the conservative ideology didn’t get heard by enough of the country and I find that to be a hopeful message. I would argue that’s why we need a better messenger in 2016, someone who can not only articulate our conservative principles but someone who can capture the vision of the people and cause them to want to come out and vote. And we have a bench full of people who could fill that role and hopefully they will choose to run for president when the time comes. (HINT HINT Allen West).