Romney and Cantor Discuss What Went Wrong in '08

When I was watching CNN earlier today, I found it very interesting to listenn to what Republican leaders were touting as the main reason for their loss in the 2008 election cycle. Yes, the economy was a cause for concern especially when Senator McCain failed in his attempt to smooth things over with his colleagues and when he almost cancelled his debate I thought he was in for a long turn for the worst. One can claim that the two were neck and neck up to that point and when people really started believing in the downfall of the economy, Republicans were doomed by the way they reacted. However, I think there were a number of reasons that voters went to the polls in support of Democrats and the economy is just one of them. I was not very impressed by either Obama or McCain's plans to fix the economy during the campaign and so to me it was not really an issue of whose fault it was that caused the slump. People like to blame Republicans for the fall, but Congress, companies, and citizens were all at fault in one way or another. I do think that Republicans touting the economy as the reason for their loss can be used in a positive way if they can connect how the actions of Democrats and President Obama are making things run a turn for the worst. The manner in which they do that will have to be much better than what they did in New York and that should be a big goal for the party to work at for the next election.