Mitt Romney 'Shellshocked' After Lost Election, Adviser Says

WASHINGTON -- As Republicans search for reasons why they came up short in Tuesday's elections, anonymous Mitt Romney advisers have described what it was like to be with the former governor as he came to terms with his loss.

"He was shellshocked," one adviser told CBS News.

Another unnamed senior adviser explained that as returns came in and battleground states went into President Barack Obama's Electoral College column, they felt their paths to potential victory narrowing. CBS reports that the campaign was unprepared for this in part because it had ignored polling that showed the races favoring Obama. Instead, it turned to its own internal "unskewed" polls, which it believed more accurately reflected the situation on the ground. They didn't.

On the eve of the election, a number of polling aggregators, including HuffPost's Pollster and New York Times' FiveThirtyEight, showed Obama with a huge statistical advantage over Romney.

When it was clear that Romney had lost the race and had to concede, his personal assistant, Garrett Jackson, called his counterpart in the Obama campaign, Marvin Nicholson, to connect the two men.

As CBS' Jan Crawford writes in her article:

Romney was stoic as he talked to the president, an aide said, but his wife Ann cried. Running mate Paul Ryan seemed genuinely shocked, the adviser said. Ryan's wife Janna also was shaken and cried softly.

The New York Times' tick-tock of the events that night at the Boston Intercontinental Hotel includes this anecdote:

Bob White, a close Romney friend and adviser, was prepared to tell the waiting crowd that Mr. Romney would not yet concede.
But then, Mr. Romney quietly decided it was over. "It's not going to happen," he said.

As Ann Romney cried softly, he headed down to deliver his speech, ending his second, and presumably last, bid for the White House.

As evidence of the Romney campaign's sincere belief that the former Massachusetts governor would emerge victorious on Tuesday night, the Boston Globe reported Thursday that it had planned to fete Romney's election with an eight-minute display of fireworks over Boston Harbor.

"It was not an intense, grand finale-type of display for eight minutes, but it certainly was a fast-paced show to cap off the evening, if it were necessary," Steve Pelkey, the CEO of Atlas Professional Fireworks Displays, told the Globe.

Romney also told reporters on his campaign plane earlier this week that while he had written a victory speech, he hadn't prepared concession remarks.

UPDATE: 6 p.m., Nov. 12 -- This article has been updated to change the last name of CBS' Jan Crawford Greenburg to the surname she now uses, Crawford.

Follow Daniel Lippman on Twitter @dlippman

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murphthesurf3 09:43 PM on 11/08/2012

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Romney a victim of distorted world view....

TIME FOR THOSE WITH INTEGRITY ON THE RIGHT TO BURST OUT OF THE BUBBLE
Lies are Shackles AND the Truth Sets Us Free.
A challenge for Progressives.

The greatest harm that Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and the rest of the conservative talk radio crowd, the right-eous blogosphere, and publications like World Net Daily, Read More... Human Events and the Washington Times do is NOT to those they oppose BUT to those who look to them for the truth, for enlightenment, for direction.

1) In some cases the falsehoods they spread are the result of lies they have been told and believe.

2) In some cases the falsehoods they spread spring from the fire of their own zeal wherein lies told in the service to a great cause are not wrong, but are instead virtue.

3) In some cases the falsehoods they spread are spun for the sole purpose of misleading the grassroots at the behest of those who sponsor, pay and control them.

WHATEVER THE REASONS....this is what I know:
Lies are Shackles AND the Truth Sets Us Free

WHICH EXPLAINS WHY ROMNEY WAS NOT PREPARED TO LOSE.

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elizabeth gerteiny

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12:21 PM on 12/14/2012

Surely Mr. Romney rues the public exposure during the presidential campaign of his callous business practices and disclosure of his habitual tax evasions which might have been kept forever under wraps, as well as his shameless pandering to unsavory donors and hangers-on and continuous mendacious attacks on the president, since it was all for nothing.

His handlers, incited by Fox News, assured him he would win and he believed them.

Still hardly believing that he didn't, the would-be White House couple, their sense of entitlement repudiated, are now in semi-seclusion, asking themselves repeatedly what went wrong, ultimately blaming others, not themselves, even as the GOP does the same.

Patricians Mitt and Ann have left
Perhaps for good the public stage---
Of cherished hopes and dreams bereft
In not so silent seething rage,

Denied what they deemed they were owed
And forced to take a different road.
That palace gleaming in the sun
Along with all the other things

They would enjoy should he have won---
Divine right like that of those kings,
The royal ones who have it all---
Save when those mighty have to fall. . .

Elizabeth Gerteiny
Author of The President Of War
www.bushandcompany.org

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Randy Whisnant

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02:05 PM on 12/08/2012

The reason they were shocked they lost is because they listened to themselves instead of the rest of everyone else.

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provgrays1

549 Fans

11:18 AM on 12/04/2012

Having the fireworks anyway for Obama's election would have been truly gracious.

Billy H2O

18 Fans

11:23 AM on 12/01/2012

Let's face it, Mitt was never anything other than the GOP's "sacrificial lamb".....
It's like they tossed in the towel after parading Michelle, the two Ricks, Newt and Mr. Nine-nine- nine and decided Mitt was the best they could put forward. He was disliked by his own party and came cross to the American people as just another privileged preppy who thought the White House was where he belonged. After all, he was Mitt Romney. He never understood that the guy who shined his shoes also got to go to the polls and vote. His "dismissal " of 47% of the American people doomed him and is dooming his party. We count, Pal. Like it or not, we count !

Charleskm

0 Fans

11:45 AM on 11/21/2012

The man was out of touch,simple as that. Just like the Republican party.

knguyen

6 Fans

06:49 AM on 11/21/2012

Mitt Romney was never really a great fit for presidential candidate. He could not and would not disclose information about himself that any normal candidates would. He also avoided the rapport of the entertainment industry that most would engage in. Perhaps most important, he did not answer most questions presented to him in a straightforward manner. I am sure this is how he ran his business This does not translate well into presidential politics. He couldn't level with you. That, and the fact that he was white, ultimately was not the correct formula in his persona.

Brooklynbrenda

28 Fans

08:29 AM on 11/29/2012

I dont believe being white was his problem...Im white and I couldnt/wouldnt vote for him (or Ryan). He was CLUELESS, CORELESS and CALCULATING combined with a secretive and selfserving nature. He couldnt see the true value of those same voters he needed, every utterance he made has the shelf life of lettuce...Everything America Neither wants or needs.

TE Lawrence

04:34 PM on 11/19/2012

My problem with Romney was straightforward: he never actually answered questions. Every time someone asked what his plans were, he sounded off with the standard GOP talking points: limited government, tax cuts, increased defense spending, etc. He never gave out any details of what he was going to do. To my mind that meant that he didn't have any original ideas; he was saying what other people wanted him to. I refuse to vote for a puppet, and when the strings are being pulled by the wealthiest in the nation, that candidate is a straw man, and does not deserve to win.

juliet marilynne

BIG BIRD TO ROMNEY: WHO'S jobless NOW, LOSERRRR?!

320 Fans

02:32 PM on 11/26/2012

"He never gave out any details of what he was going to do. To my mind that meant that he didn't have any original ideas; he was saying what other people wanted him to."

yup..... he sounds GOP to me! 8D

revgd26

8 Fans

12:00 PM on 11/19/2012

It all started long before election night. The Republicans had a plethora of donors, bundlers and hate speakers. They had a forum to speak and we saw what it was during the primaries. It was pathetic, the process was pathetic and it yielded a pathetic candidate. If he's shell shocked I suppose that stands to reason; when your day is spent believing an out of touch base and media apparatus, I suppose it stands to reason that you expect to win. Romney and his party treated vast elements of the population like garbage, had no idea how to lift them up and got waxed. SImple.

And all the born again moderates inside the party who speak so soothingly about going after 100% of the voters aren't fooling anyone. Believe me.

heartfelt2

08:14 PM on 11/19/2012

Yeah they had ideas for how to lift them up . A wealthy person invests in
a business . This creates jobs - people are paid . These people spend money
for food , gas, clothes , etc. etc. and the people who receive the money
spend it on their needs . And so it goes . Most every one is happy .

Monique Elias

96 Fans

09:08 AM on 11/20/2012

who are you kidding? the wealthy create jobs somewherelse. 30-35 yrs of cheap foreign labor and OUR addiction to cheap foreign goods is what got US into this economic mess.

how to pay for crap when jobs here paying menial salaries? companies cutting hours avoid costs of having fulll time employees so they can take the money and invest in other ventures.. do you know what a conglomerate is? do you know that monopolies still exist in a legal sense despite the fact it is illegal? do you know the reason why they exist is to make more money NOT to employ more people!

mitts wealth acquired by purchasing companies. busting them up, selling off divisions for profit to the highest bidder.. foreign and domestic.. a VULTURE CAPITIALIST picks at the "bones" of fallen companies and sells off the "meat of its carcass " FOR PROFIT! what planet are you on?LOL!!!!! people don't matter $$$$$$ DO!!!

you even know what $$$$ makes one middle class?! they used to have a ton of tv shows on it, especially around tax time.. and stopped over the last 10 yrs.. because since then, more americans aren't even upper lower class!!!!! big difference between thinking and knowing. don't let having two cars , home computer and a house fool you.

11:55 AM on 11/20/2012

I appreciate your comment. And yes, so it sometimes goes. Let me narrow my comments; Mitt Romney was a poor candidate.He sold his soul to gain another entry into his "been there, done that" resume. We're speaking of the policy part of things. My view of him is unchanged- he's a shapeshifter who didn't fool enough people to get what he wanted.

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Nancy Morris

5 Fans

11:36 AM on 11/19/2012

I am a lifelong Democrat. I go to church where most are Republicans. They were all depressed after the election. Sitting at the church's Thanksgiving Day dinner, I looked around at all my Christian brothers and sisters and saw that there were more people of color in that room than white, especially the children. Wake up Republicans and realize our country is no longer made up of white, racist men! It is time for you to acknowledge our diversity and hear our voices, for we are America!

08:17 PM on 11/19/2012

It's not a matter of race . Every black person in this Country was free to
vote for Romney . They all voted for Obama . Why? He hasn't reduced
their unemployment rate . Hasn't reduced the unemployment rate of their
children ? They voted for him, largely because Obama is black .

So why are you accusing whites of being racist ?

azcamp

212 Fans

12:08 PM on 12/01/2012

Middle class Black voters will not vote for someone who thinks that they did not go to college, did not pursue careers, did not buy homes and did not pay taxes. The GOP has spread the lie that all black people live on welfare, all black children are born out of wedlock and black people are not Christians. Yes, there are poor black people just as there are poor white people in America. There are middle class people of all races who live in urban areas.

Ignorance is what causes the GOP to fail to understand that when they create jobs, they create jobs for all races.

Black voters lean Democratic because most Democrats repect the diversity of the nation. They do not spread myths about black families.

Karlie Rove

1 Fans

06:39 PM on 12/14/2012

"Every black person in this Country was free to
vote for Romney . They all voted for Obama . Why?"

Blacks are better than whites at detecting a clothes-less 'emperor' wannabe.

clothespony

03:44 PM on 11/18/2012

A 4 decade Republican here shaking my head...."He really thought he'd win???" This is the 2nd time I left the party to vote democrat. I hope I don't have to do it again...You aren't seeing the realities of the American middleclass....please Republicans-Get it Together for G'sS....Wake up and smell the Roses... Switch to Coffee. Wish I could help, but you don't listen. To Quote Bill Gates..."Success is a lousy teacher, it seduces people into thinking they can't lose". IMHO, 'Money makes people stupid'. I've run out of idioms, so I'll close with...I'm sorry for your loss and 'Been there done that'.

(I know I'm slow in responding, but I'm caring for my Stage 4 sister--priorities priorities)

Nina Mateyunas

12:12 PM on 11/14/2012

Shell shocked as well. Very sad for the country who will suffer the consequences. The campaigning was a lot of mudslinging...a waste of funds, and it made it look like a race between two incompetents. Didn't either one have something positive to offer? Was our choice just the lesser of two evils? So we voted in the one with the fewest flaws? How frightening for our country..

Cilantro

46 Fans

06:04 AM on 11/18/2012

Ur lack of information is what's really frightening. You obviously do not spend much time reading, listening to details of election campaign styles. Both men were not the same, one did have a positive message and he won.

Shane York

05:46 PM on 11/18/2012

U must like on Mars. Obama had NO message. He didn't even attack Romney on anything but his person. Obama is an absolute stain on American history and character. In 4 years you will realize what you did wrong.

tootallbrown

11:00 AM on 11/19/2012

Excellent foreign expertise (e.g. Bengai); superb economic sense (no business in the U.S. trusts him); the height of efficiency (Hur. Sandy, no watchdog committee to oversee the "loans" given out to various bankrupt corporations, the ponderous, bloated, incomprehensible Obamacare) and his incredible tact and underlying "lack" of prejudice and resentment (waying in on the Henry Gates bullshit and comments about the Mosque building in New York); and his courageous determination to allow millions of illegals aliens to step in front of the good people all over the world who are quietly waiting their turn to legally enter the United States. Oh yea, Einstein, your president is the second coming of Christ! I hope we can recognize the remnants of this great country after his term is up. Please stop voting.

DeeFromTheD

1921 Fans

04:16 AM on 11/19/2012

What is frightnening that so many people voted for Romney's lies and hate.

CareerGem

betterment believer

344 Fans

04:15 AM on 11/21/2012

Very scary indeed!

rightonman

65 Fans

07:21 AM on 11/14/2012

As NewsOne reported earlier, minorities more than showed up on Election Day — and we weren’t alone. Young White voters, Latinos, and women showed up too.

Get the picture yet?

Rob841

14 Fans

05:05 PM on 11/14/2012

Gays, lesbians and seniors too. Romney/Ryan was planning to knock out the much needed assistance for seniors.

06:21 PM on 11/14/2012

Fan Big time and FAV. aswell
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If they don't know.Now they know.
jim crow is eating crow.

Lance Steel

11:48 PM on 11/13/2012

continued:

Sounds crazy? Yes, as an atheist it does to me, but the pertinent question is did Romney believe it? Listen to him in the referenced video. He is a man who unflaggingly believes in the inevitability of Armageddon. I also find it interesting that after going on in length about the end of days he abruptly stands up and quits the interview in anger saying, “You know what, I am not running to talk about Mormonism”, as if he suddenly realized that he has talked too much about the second coming of Christ.

People are intrinsically egocentric. Romney is a megalomaniac and religious zealot who was a step away from the Presidency. I could see how such a man could feel that his destiny was personally guided by the hand of God. I would not be surprised if losing the election presented him with a harsh reality check, breeching his bubble of faith that was previously invulnerable to all of the Nate Silver projections without.

"The [Mormon] Church says that Christ appears and splits the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. … And then, over a thousand years of the millennium, that the world is reigned in two places, Jerusalem and Missouri. … The law will come from Missouri, and the other will be from Jerusalem." (@1:00)

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12:38 PM on 11/15/2012

Yep, people forgot he was a Mormon bishop... I have no doubt you are right.... long winded... but right

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Interestingly there is one factor responsible for shielding one from the harsh light of reality that seems to have not been mentioned, probably the most common one in the history of mankind, religious faith. Within this context realize that Romney is not just a man of faith, but a Mormon Bishop.

While I was constantly take aback by his numerous gaffs and intolerant stated viewpoints, there was a unique interview that made me worry about Romney’s emotional suitability as Commander in Chief of the world’s most powerful military arsenal.

In the YT video “Mitt Romney speaking about Mormon faith” he fervently preaches Biblical prophecy describing how "Christ appears in Jerusalem, splits the Mount of Olives to stop the war that is coming in to kill all the Jews." (@1:34)

This is a man who believes that Armageddon is an unavoidable military scenario.

I will entertain the notion that Romney didn’t think he could lose the election as he believed the series of events leading up to his inevitable election as President of the United States of America was a matter of divine intervention, a deus ex machine ending that never came to pass. It is possible in his irrational religious fervor he believed he played a pivotal role in fulfilling Biblical prophecy in ruling after the second coming of Christ from the prophesized seat of power in Missouri.

01:32 AM on 11/14/2012

auto-correct error: deus ex machina

11:47 PM on 11/13/2012

I hold to the notion that one cannot necessarily understand an irrational mind through application of a rational rule set.

There is a lot of theorizing about how Romney didn’t see his defeat coming, including media bubbles, inaccurate polling, incompetent advisors, as well as his inherent arrogance. While all of these factors would be expected to sway him towards over-confidence, I still find it incomprehensible that he would be so out of touch with reality that he bought a boat-load of fireworks and neglected to write a concession speech just in case.

I’ll put my bias right out here, I found him to be arrogant, self-entitled, condescending, aggressively evasive, elitist, and a dishonest even for a politician of his stature. My favorite description of him is “He is the person that people who hate white people think about when they think about white people.”

Nonetheless he seems like an intelligent guy, certainly clever enough to verbally twist and contort his way through to new positions even as the words of the old ones still rang in one’s ears. I cannot believe applying a rational mindset, even a conservative facsimile of one, that he didn’t find one voice in his party, one article, one website that might have given him pause to think that there was actually a legitimate chance he might lose. He appeared to be blinded to the possibility of a loss.

06:47 PM on 12/14/2012

Hey -- he did right well with that off-the-cuff (almost) concession speech! May he have many more.

We all will have a very merry Christmas this year.

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	Obama	Romney

Electoral Votes (270 to win)	332	206

	Obama	Romney
Virginia 99% Rpt.	51.1%	47.4%
Florida 100% Rpt.	50.0%	49.1%
N. Carolina 100% Rpt.	48.3%	50.4%
Ohio 100% Rpt.	50.3%	48.3%
New Hampshire 100% Rpt.	52.0%	46.4%
Colorado 100% Rpt.	51.3%	46.3%
Wisconsin 99% Rpt.	52.8%	46.1%
Iowa 100% Rpt.	52.0%	46.2%
Nevada 100% Rpt.	52.3%	45.7%

	Obama	Romney
Total	63,714,092	59,782,295
Percent	50.7%	47.6%

	Democrats*	Republicans
Current Senate	53	47
Seats gained or lost	+2	-2
New Total	55	45

Mitt Romney 'Shellshocked' After Lost Election, Adviser Says

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