Romney: Heart told him he'd win, until he saw Fla.

March 3, 2013 @ 6:46 am


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WASHINGTON (AP) - Mitt Romney says his heart said he was going to win the presidency, but when early results came in on election night, he knew it was not to be.

The GOP nominee tells "Fox News Sunday" that he knew his campaign was in trouble when exit polls suggested a close race in Florida. Romney thought he'd win the state solidly.

Obama ended up taking Florida and won the election by a wide margin in the electoral vote.

Romney says there was "a slow recognition" at that time that President Barack Obama would win _ and the race soon was over when Obama carried Ohio.

Romney says the loss hit hard and was emotional. Ann Romney says she cried.

The former Massachusetts governor acknowledges mistakes in the campaign and flaws in his candidacy.

But he jokes that he did better in his second run for the White House than he did the first time around _ when he lost the 2008 nomination to Arizona Sen. John McCain.

He says he won't get a third crack at it.

Romney says his campaign didn't do a good job connecting with minority voters, and that Republicans must do a better job in appealing to African-Americans and Hispanics.

He says his campaign underestimated the appeal of Obama's new health care law to low-income voters.

But he knows that because he lost the race, it's hard to tell the GOP to listen now to what he has to say about how to improve the party's message.

The Romneys are living in Southern California now and he's kept a low profile since the election. He says "you move on" from the disappointment and that "I don't spend my life looking back."

Ann Romney says that after the election she was approached by TV's "Dancing with the Stars," but declined to join the cast.

She says she'll be turning 64 soon and "I'm not really as flexible as I should be."

The interview was taped Thursday and aired Sunday.


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  • longwayhome wrote...
    He won't come back
    November 6, 2012 6:53 pm
    The person is a coward as well as a bad loser. He will blame the media, the election officials, if his own mother was part of this he would disown her as well. Obama is poised to win Ohio and it's all over but the crying.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Obama wins
    November 6, 2012 8:34 pm
    The recovery from republicans starts now.
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  • Hayduke wrote...
    "As Obama wins re-election, Romney out of sight"
    November 6, 2012 8:49 pm
    Maybe he's hiding in Ann's car elevator?

    Romney better keep a low profile for awhile. The GOP wackos never liked him him from the getgo, anyway. Now they're gonna want to lash out....

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  • dregstudios wrote...
    Money for Nothing
    November 14, 2012 4:54 pm
    Money can't buy everything, Governor. Despite all odds, our President prevailed. He still has an uphill battle fighting a Red House which has blocked his every move in an attempt to squash his goals of bringing the Middle Class equal pay, women’s rights, gay rights and affordable healthcare. The Bush Administration drove our economy into a swift nose dive and Obama is still the patsy. Watch conservative hands paint him in Blackface with a visual commentary of how Barack has been bamboozled at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bamboozling-obama.html
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  • wsualumn wrote...
    Coming From A Guy
    November 14, 2012 5:16 pm
    That promised favors to big business and tax cuts for the wealthy. You should know Mitt.Also look up the "cozy" relationship Mitt had with Marc Leder of the "Scooter Store." Money invested in his company and the hopes of Medicare covering the costs of those scooters. They aren't now(even thought the commercial says otherwise). If Mitt had one, those rules would have been changed. Mitt, Leder, and other investors would have been making more money of the common citizen. That is how Mitt was going to "fix" Medicare and the rest of us.
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  • dregstudios wrote...
    A Step Backward for America
    November 14, 2012 6:13 pm
    Now Romney knows money can't buy everything! Despite all odds, our President prevailed. He still has an uphill battle fighting a Red House which has blocked his every move in an attempt to squash his goals of bringing the Middle Class equal pay, women’s rights, gay rights and affordable healthcare. The Bush Administration drove our economy into a swift nose dive and Obama is still the patsy. Watch conservative hands paint him in Blackface with a visual commentary of how Barack has been bamboozled at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2012/10/bamboozling-obama.html
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  • Forrest wrote...
    Romney: Obama won with 'gifts' to certain voters
    November 14, 2012 6:43 pm
    And you promised gifts to the wealthy you whiny little piss wad.
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  • longwayhome wrote...
    Obama won
    November 14, 2012 6:49 pm
    Because the American people don't want another republican ruining our country. They have already done enough damage for the next 50 years, so let's get started on repairing this economy, getting rid of the idiots and elect some more democrats.
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  • murr wrote...
    dont say
    November 14, 2012 7:03 pm
    I hope you did not spend to much money to figure this out.
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  • Pressman wrote...
    Thank you-
    November 14, 2012 9:54 pm
    MyNorthwest.com- for posting all the drivel back before the election- I had a great time reading the posts from the right-tards- so convinced Romney was a done deal...
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