My, that was quite an election. Frankly, it became more than
I could handle. A lot of mudslinging and right up until Election Day, most
polls indicated a tie. Many people such as Carl Rove or Dick Morris were
shocked to see Obama reelected. In fact, Carl’s reaction to the election makes
for some very compelling TV viewing. I can relate, even after four years it’s hard to believe we
have a president who is black and has the most unlikely name of Barack Hussein
Obama! Statistician Nate Silver wasn’t surprised though.
He’s the same guy that correctly predicted the results of 49 out of 50 states
in 2008 and he called the results of all 50 states in 2012! Statistics seem to
be more useful in predicting elections than traditional polling. Of course
polling never reaches cell phone users and until it does, the polls will
continue to be wrong.
Bottom line is, Mitt Romney lost. I thought he’d withdraw
from public life at this point because of the lukewarm support he received from
his party two elections in a row but maybe he’s a glutton for punishment. He’ll be speaking at this
year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. CPAC is the
largest gathering of conservative politicians and their fan base in the nation.
How unusual, they’re featuring Romney, who has zero political future while
snubbing Chris Christie. Still, it should be a very interesting meeting this
year, my hope is the GOP will change direction and we will have two viable
healthy political parties in this nation again. I’m not going to hold my breath
waiting on that though.
