<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - 2012-us-election-news</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/2012-us-election-news</link><description>Newsvine - 2012-us-election-news</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:36:25 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 13:08:08 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Romney blames election loss on 'gifts' Obama gave to women and minorities</title>
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Mitt Romney &ndash; remember him? &ndash; is working through his stages of grief at losing the election campaign, and has resurfaced in a call to his lucky donors. During the call, he blamed his defeat on Barack Obama&rsquo;s &ldquo;gifts&rdquo; of free stuff like healthcare an&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15188365-romney-blames-election-loss-on-gifts-obama-gave-to-women-and-minorities</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15188365-romney-blames-election-loss-on-gifts-obama-gave-to-women-and-minorities</guid><category>discrimination</category><category>politics</category><category>blacks</category><category>racism</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>gifts</category><category>bigotry</category><category>minorities</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>why-he-lost-election</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:36:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149995E0D213-6490-0423-61DB-E26242C800E2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149995E0D213-6490-0423-61DB-E26242C800E2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Death of Key West man linked to Obama's reelection </title>
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A Key West man who told his partner that "if Barack gets re-elected, I'm not going to be around" was found dead on Nov. 8, with the words "F--- Obama!" scrawled on his will and two empty prescription bottles nearby.
Henry Hamilton, 64, owner of Tropical Tan off Duval Street, w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15168932-death-of-key-west-man-linked-to-obamas-reelection</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15168932-death-of-key-west-man-linked-to-obamas-reelection</guid><category>suicide</category><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>key-west</category><category>seroquel</category><category>miami-herald</category><category>xanax</category><category>mentally-challenged</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>henry-hamilton</category><category>michael-cossey</category><category>monroe-county-medical-examiners</category><category>south-roosevelt-boulevard</category><category>tropical-tan</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:40:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dana Milbank: The Confederacy of Takers </title>
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The White House, in one of those astro-turf efforts that make people feel warm about small-d democracy, launched a &ldquo;We the People&rdquo; program&nbsp;on its Web site&nbsp;last year, allowing Americans to petition their government for a redress of grievances. Any petition &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15161004-dana-milbank-the-confederacy-of-takers</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15161004-dana-milbank-the-confederacy-of-takers</guid><category>politics</category><category>opinion</category><category>red-states</category><category>dana-milbank</category><category>southern-states</category><category>president-obama</category><category>poor-states</category><category>fiscal-cliff</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>petition-to-secede</category><category>secede-from-america</category><category>take-more-revenue-than-they-bring-in</category><category>states-won-by-mitt-romney</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:12:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499520A360A-751C-5FD8-5E54-51716BA53212.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499520A360A-751C-5FD8-5E54-51716BA53212.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Limbaugh: 'I am the primary reason' Mitt Romney lost</title>
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When he&nbsp;called Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke a &ldquo;slut&rdquo; and a &ldquo;prostitute&rdquo;&nbsp;in March,&nbsp;prompting a personal rebuke by Obama, it ignited a rhetorical fuse that burned straight through election day.
It&rsquo;s a long held addage in Americ&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15159425-limbaugh-i-am-the-primary-reason-mitt-romney-lost</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/14/15159425-limbaugh-i-am-the-primary-reason-mitt-romney-lost</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>rush-limbaugh</category><category>misogyny</category><category>anti-discrimination</category><category>conservative-media</category><category>conservative-talk-shows</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>neo-con-talk-shows</category><category>lantino-vote</category><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:42:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997CDFC990-7DA2-DF12-F2E1-3CD74FA48006.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997CDFC990-7DA2-DF12-F2E1-3CD74FA48006.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Celebrity Obama Supporters Give Republicans Some Advice --  &quot;They need to understand that it's not just about rich white men. It just isn't,&quot; says Jennifer Westfeldt.</title>
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BuzzFeed caught up with few of Obama's celebrity fund-raisers and campaigners Monday and asked them about the campaign, and about what advice they'd offer a defeated Republican party.
"I'm so, so relieved. We had been campaigning in swing states with Obama surrogates and the r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15138053-celebrity-obama-supporters-give-republicans-some-advice-they-need-to-understand-that-its-not-just-about-rich-white-men-it-just-isnt-says-jennifer-westfeldt</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15138053-celebrity-obama-supporters-give-republicans-some-advice-they-need-to-understand-that-its-not-just-about-rich-white-men-it-just-isnt-says-jennifer-westfeldt</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>democratic-party</category><category>minorities</category><category>womens-issues</category><category>president-obama</category><category>out-of-touch-with-america</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>wealthy-political-supporters</category><category>celebrity-democrats</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:01:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997867311F-7C3F-6434-57AF-0D19CE38B604.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="83" width="125" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997867311F-7C3F-6434-57AF-0D19CE38B604.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Paul Ryan: We didn't lose on Medicare</title>
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In his first post-Election Day television interview, former GOP vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan said Monday that he doesn&rsquo;t believe that the 2012 White House campaign was a referendum on his plan to cut the federal budget and overhaul entitlement programs such as Medi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15137911-paul-ryan-we-didnt-lose-on-medicare</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15137911-paul-ryan-we-didnt-lose-on-medicare</guid><category>white-house</category><category>politics</category><category>wisconsin</category><category>republican-party</category><category>house-of-representatives</category><category>neo-conservatism</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>ryan-budget</category><category>commentid-politics</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>home-state-loss</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:51:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Some Conservative Pundits Tout...Moderation </title>
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Is the conservative media establishment suddenly getting less conservative?
In the wake of Mitt Romney&rsquo;s stinging defeat on Election Day, some of the right&rsquo;s strongest voices are&mdash;dare I use the word?&mdash;moderating a bit.
Now there&rsquo;s nothing wrong wi&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15137819-some-conservative-pundits-toutmoderation</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/13/15137819-some-conservative-pundits-toutmoderation</guid><category>conservatives</category><category>politics</category><category>hispanics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>fox-news-channel</category><category>minorities</category><category>sean-hannity</category><category>bill-kristol</category><category>president-obama</category><category>eric-erickson</category><category>commentid-politics</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>connecting-to-people</category><category>conservative-talk-pundits</category><category>charles-krautheimer</category><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 14:45:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D4F14077-E29D-60B2-9CDA-AF4B434E7EDA.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="438" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D4F14077-E29D-60B2-9CDA-AF4B434E7EDA.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="175" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Could Texas Become a Blue State? : The New Yorker</title>
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Romney&rsquo;s bid for the Presidency, one trend will be clear: no Republican candidate ever ran a similar campaign again. For four decades, from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan through the two Bush Presidencies, the Republican Party won the White House by amassing large margins&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15112071-could-texas-become-a-blue-state-the-new-yorker</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15112071-could-texas-become-a-blue-state-the-new-yorker</guid><category>texas</category><category>politics</category><category>san-antonio</category><category>republican-party</category><category>democratic-party</category><category>fox-news</category><category>fort-worth</category><category>mary-matalin</category><category>black-vote</category><category>latino-vote</category><category>president-obama</category><category>media-bubble</category><category>ryan-lizza</category><category>ted-cruz</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>turning-red-states-blue</category><category>change-in-demographics</category><category>conservative-insular-world</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:29:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997F5B2505-0EA1-45E5-7668-8B792A48DE78.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="40" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414997F5B2505-0EA1-45E5-7668-8B792A48DE78.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="40" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'We the People' Petitions Filed in Nineteen States Seeking Permission to Secede from the Union</title>
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In the aftermath of last week's presidential election, residents in at least nineteen states have put up petitions on the government's "We the People" petitioning website seeking the right&nbsp;to secede from the rest of the country.
While the petitions themselves may not be s&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111240-we-the-people-petitions-filed-in-nineteen-states-seeking-permission-to-secede-from-the-union</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/12/15111240-we-the-people-petitions-filed-in-nineteen-states-seeking-permission-to-secede-from-the-union</guid><category>texas</category><category>tennessee</category><category>politics</category><category>oregon</category><category>louisiana</category><category>republican-party</category><category>neo-conservatives</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>petition-to-secede</category><category>secede-from-united-states</category><category>dividen-nation</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:33:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414999D2B5765-AB65-DD30-DAF2-87BCBF002117.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414999D2B5765-AB65-DD30-DAF2-87BCBF002117.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney staffers stranded when campaign killed credit cards on election night </title>
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Staffers working for the Romney 2012 campaign got a sudden and unwelcome lesson in fiscal conservatism Tuesday night and Wednesday morning when they tried to check out of hotel rooms or travel home.&nbsp;According to NBC&rsquo;s &ldquo;First Read&rdquo; blog, campaign workers w&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/11/15088654-romney-staffers-stranded-when-campaign-killed-credit-cards-on-election-night</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/11/15088654-romney-staffers-stranded-when-campaign-killed-credit-cards-on-election-night</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney-campaign</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>campaign-staffers</category><category>stranded-without-access-to-campaign-credit-cards</category><category>out-of-touch-with-reality</category><category>connecting-to-the-average-person</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:50:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499A0D6155C-D70E-FE38-5EC9-32FB23D5422C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499A0D6155C-D70E-FE38-5EC9-32FB23D5422C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney camp allegedly spent $25,000 on victory fireworks; victory website -- Optimistic Romney camp reportedly spent $25,000 on un-used victory fireworks; created &quot;transition&quot; website</title>
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Multiple sources have reported today that the Mitt Romney presidential campaign allegedly spent $25,000 on victory fireworks, anticipating a presidential victory that never was realized.
The Boston Globe reported this week&nbsp;that Mitt Romney's team spent thousands on a patr&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15076107-romney-camp-allegedly-spent-25000-on-victory-fireworks-victory-website-optimistic-romney-camp-reportedly-spent-25000-on-un-used-victory-fireworks-created-transition-website</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15076107-romney-camp-allegedly-spent-25000-on-victory-fireworks-victory-website-optimistic-romney-camp-reportedly-spent-25000-on-un-used-victory-fireworks-created-transition-website</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>boston-harbor</category><category>political-wire</category><category>fireworks-show</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>transition-website</category><category>anticipated-victory</category><category>possible-cabinet-posts</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:05:15 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499336A12C2-3007-72CF-40A9-B00404FBBFC8.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499336A12C2-3007-72CF-40A9-B00404FBBFC8.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>President Barack Obama wins Florida, topping Romney in final electoral vote tally 332 to 206 </title>
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President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida&rsquo;s 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly avoided an automatic recount that would have brought back memories of 2000.
No matter the outcome, Obama had already cl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15075603-president-barack-obama-wins-florida-topping-romney-in-final-electoral-vote-tally-332-to-206</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15075603-president-barack-obama-wins-florida-topping-romney-in-final-electoral-vote-tally-332-to-206</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>florida-votes</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>obama-wins-florida</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 18:24:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414996C8A1CCE-94F5-FE59-F8A8-C10F0F30A872.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414996C8A1CCE-94F5-FE59-F8A8-C10F0F30A872.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Deluge of Republican money made little difference</title>
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Despite their funding deluge from wealthy donors, Republicans failed to overwhelm President Barack Obama and Democrats at the ballot box. So was throwing all that money at the 2012 election worth it?
Obama was handily re-elected, Democrats added two more seats to their majorit&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15074271-deluge-of-republican-money-made-little-difference</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/10/15074271-deluge-of-republican-money-made-little-difference</guid><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>republican-party</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>us-supreme-court</category><category>election-reform</category><category>citizens-united</category><category>dream-act</category><category>sheldon-adelson</category><category>president-obama</category><category>funding-elections</category><category>super-pacs</category><category>commentid-politics</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:38:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499673DE6AC-DEEC-FE7C-3940-15A799A8B7C1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499673DE6AC-DEEC-FE7C-3940-15A799A8B7C1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  Ours Is A Liberal Nation</title>
<description><![CDATA[So, just like 2008, Obama took an expected win and did even better than most people expected. Indeed, plenty of Democrats did, including Elizabeth Warren and Claire McCaskill, though in the latter case, it&rsquo;s more a result of her opponent losing. This election is, I really d&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15001136-ours-is-a-liberal-nation</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15001136-ours-is-a-liberal-nation</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>tea-party</category><category>elizabeth-warren</category><category>conservative-agenda</category><category>bob-moser</category><category>president-obama</category><category>affordable-care-act</category><category>socially-liberal</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>social-conservatism-loses</category><category>liberal-nation</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 21:33:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149993DF8FD5-B29E-1391-A22B-AADF462F3B7D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="213" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149993DF8FD5-B29E-1391-A22B-AADF462F3B7D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="64" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Rush Limbaugh eats humble pie: 'We are outnumbered and we are losing ground'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Republican radio figure Rush Limbaugh announced Wednesday that, far from the Republican Party simply failing to turn out its base on Tuesday night, &ldquo;we are outnumbered&rdquo; now in the country, calling President Barack Obama&rsquo;s overwhelming reelection victory &ldquo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000868-rush-limbaugh-eats-humble-pie-we-are-outnumbered-and-we-are-losing-ground</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000868-rush-limbaugh-eats-humble-pie-we-are-outnumbered-and-we-are-losing-ground</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>rush-limbaugh</category><category>theocracy</category><category>bigotry</category><category>christian-right</category><category>tea-party</category><category>neo-conservative-agenda</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 21:14:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C75925AA-13E9-E1FA-C359-2A631F938461.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C75925AA-13E9-E1FA-C359-2A631F938461.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Ole Miss Students Are None Too Pleased About Our Black President</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Following President Obama's re-election last night, rational people (conservative and liberal alike) continued on with their lives, business as usual. But in Mississippi, this was not to be.
You see, plenty of people are upset Mitt Romney lost. Many of those enraged are millio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000655-ole-miss-students-are-none-too-pleased-about-our-black-president</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/15000655-ole-miss-students-are-none-too-pleased-about-our-black-president</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>racism</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>ole-miss</category><category>tea-party</category><category>president-obama</category><category>racially-charged</category><category>state-of-mississippi</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>burning-obama-biden-signs</category><category>reelection-protest</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 20:58:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499E02F1B30-EFFA-4FAE-EB94-4DEF85788E30.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499E02F1B30-EFFA-4FAE-EB94-4DEF85788E30.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dana Milbank: At Romney headquarters, the defeat of the 1 percent </title>
<description><![CDATA[
Over in Chicago, the Obama campaign had invited 10,000 to fill the floor of the McCormick Place convention center. But here in Boston, Mitt Romney favored a more genteel soiree for an exclusive crowd.
Romney&rsquo;s&nbsp;election-night&nbsp;event was in a ballroom at the Bosto&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14994152-dana-milbank-at-romney-headquarters-the-defeat-of-the-1-percent</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14994152-dana-milbank-at-romney-headquarters-the-defeat-of-the-1-percent</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>fox-news</category><category>parties</category><category>income-gap</category><category>dana-milbank</category><category>election-night</category><category>rose-colored-glasses</category><category>president-obama</category><category>romney-donors</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>romney-soiree</category><category>disconnect-with-americans</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 14:26:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499BA32940F-1EB0-4ECE-DA11-9D0096F53F44.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="60" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499BA32940F-1EB0-4ECE-DA11-9D0096F53F44.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="60" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Congratulations, Mr. President! Four More Years!</title>
<description><![CDATA[I am so thrilled that our great nation chose to reelect President Obama! A great nation deserves a great man: and Mr. Obama fits that bill to a T! He was the only incumbent to be outspent ten to one... and he still won.
On a side note to Republicans... if you choose to continue d&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14980118-congratulations-mr-president-four-more-years</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/07/14980118-congratulations-mr-president-four-more-years</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>president-obama</category><category>44th-president</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 04:26:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Republicans Still Grumble About Romney As Campaign Winds Down</title>
<description><![CDATA[
&ldquo;Your primary vote helped me win the nomination,&rdquo; Romney reminded the New Hampshire crowd. &ldquo;Tomorrow your vote will help me become the next president of the United States.&rdquo;
The crowd ate it up. Truly it was an enthusiastic political rally. But wandering&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14970976-republicans-still-grumble-about-romney-as-campaign-winds-down</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14970976-republicans-still-grumble-about-romney-as-campaign-winds-down</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>new-hampshire</category><category>national-journal</category><category>enthusiasm-gap</category><category>flip-flopping-mitt</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>jan-conroy</category><category>rhetoric-driven</category><category>plastic-mitt</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 16:41:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414996563B6FB-790F-4194-8C8E-9B9173D73580.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414996563B6FB-790F-4194-8C8E-9B9173D73580.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Robocalls from GOP Congressman Send Democratic Voters to Polling Places Miles Away from Their Precinct</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Robocalls attributed to the Senate campaign of Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) have allegedly been encouraging Democrats to get out and vote &mdash;&nbsp;in the wrong polling location.
According to several Arizona Democrats who spoke with a local NBC affiliate, the robocall provided di&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14968929-robocalls-from-gop-congressman-send-democratic-voters-to-polling-places-miles-away-from-their-precinct</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14968929-robocalls-from-gop-congressman-send-democratic-voters-to-polling-places-miles-away-from-their-precinct</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>arizona-republicans</category><category>robocalls</category><category>voter-suppression</category><category>voter-problems</category><category>arizona-democrats</category><category>misleading-voters</category><category>tea-party-tactics</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>polling-places-miles-away</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:50:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C47F8306-1A17-44BC-6D02-2E4F24714968.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499C47F8306-1A17-44BC-6D02-2E4F24714968.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Dana Milbank: Mitt Romney changing his tune in final hours</title>
<description><![CDATA[
As he made his closing appeal to voters on the final day before the election, Mitt Romney sounded as though, at any moment, he might burst into a song from the musical &ldquo;Annie.&rdquo;
&ldquo;Tomorrow&rsquo;s a moment to look into the future and imagine what we can do,&rdq&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14966983-dana-milbank-mitt-romney-changing-his-tune-in-final-hours</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/06/14966983-dana-milbank-mitt-romney-changing-his-tune-in-final-hours</guid><category>politics</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>dana-milbank</category><category>uplifting</category><category>republican-nominee</category><category>severely-conservative</category><category>commentid-politics</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>kindler-gentler-romney</category><category>romney-changes-his-tune</category><category>appeal-to-moderates</category><category>connecting-with-every-day-voters</category><category>the-mitt</category><pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 12:51:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499771104A7-0A4A-C01C-351D-E377BF5C6A5D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="61" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499771104A7-0A4A-C01C-351D-E377BF5C6A5D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="61" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Peggy Noonan Is a Professional Political Expert</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Peggy Noonan&mdash;White House veteran, Sunday morning talk show staple, author,&nbsp;Wall Street Journal&nbsp;political columnist, and intrepid explorer of America's&nbsp;darkest corners&mdash;is paid handsomely to offer her professional, expert&nbsp;political opinions, which &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14949124-peggy-noonan-is-a-professional-political-expert</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14949124-peggy-noonan-is-a-professional-political-expert</guid><category>politics</category><category>wall-street-journal</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>desperation</category><category>peggy-noonan</category><category>conservative-agenda</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>disbelieving-polls</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 22:00:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149903BDC75C-5556-2FF6-56F1-9BA97F02409F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-164149903BDC75C-5556-2FF6-56F1-9BA97F02409F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Arizona nonprofit admits laundering millions for out-of-state Republican groups</title>
<description><![CDATA[
An Arizona-based nonprofit disclosed Monday that it laundered $11 million from pro-Republican groups and sent it to a campaign committee in California that&rsquo;s fighting a proposed tax increase designed to support public education.
Phoenix-based&nbsp;Americans for Responsib&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14948920-arizona-nonprofit-admits-laundering-millions-for-out-of-state-republican-groups</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14948920-arizona-nonprofit-admits-laundering-millions-for-out-of-state-republican-groups</guid><category>politics</category><category>money-laundering</category><category>republican-party</category><category>campaign-finance</category><category>arizona-republicans</category><category>fppc</category><category>dark-money</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>americans-for-responsible-leadership</category><category>citizens-united-state-of-california</category><category>special-interest-agenda</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 21:44:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499B6DB6DC1-5CFB-7111-C3AC-BA589F02796C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499B6DB6DC1-5CFB-7111-C3AC-BA589F02796C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Romney in Iowa: Obama victory is 'possible'</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Speaking to voters in Des Moines, Iowa on Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney wavered somewhat from his prior, supremely confident public statements, reportedly describing a victory for President Barack Obama as &ldquo;possible, but not likely.&rdquo;
The quo&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14941201-romney-in-iowa-obama-victory-is-possible</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14941201-romney-in-iowa-obama-victory-is-possible</guid><category>politics</category><category>karl-rove</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>romney-campaign</category><category>president-obama</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>hurricane-sandy</category><category>romney-lacks-confidence</category><category>obama-ahead-in-most-polls</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 13:09:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is the Romney Campaign Concluding It Will Lose? </title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Daily Telegraph&rsquo;s blogger Dan Hodges&nbsp;has a post titled &ldquo;Mitt Romney&rsquo;s campaign is finally admitting to itself that the election has slipped away&rdquo; that is intriguing. Is this a case of a journalist seeing things through his own prism, putting two&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14940704-is-the-romney-campaign-concluding-it-will-lose</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/05/14940704-is-the-romney-campaign-concluding-it-will-lose</guid><category>politics</category><category>republican-party</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>dick-morris</category><category>michael-barone</category><category>paul-ryan</category><category>ann-romney</category><category>romney-campaign</category><category>2012-us-election-news</category><category>dan-hodges</category><pubDate>Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:40:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414990FBFC9A6-BDD6-FE38-FDB7-16E01E64AF74.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="100" width="100" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-16414990FBFC9A6-BDD6-FE38-FDB7-16E01E64AF74.jpg&amp;width=120" width="100" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>