Remember who the Republicans blamed for their 2008 election disaster?

[sally cat]

I don't. Wasn't paying attention to them and didn't care. But I'm curious now. Did they blame the media?

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Scandals & to a lesser extent bush.

[doc03]

2. Wasn't it Acorn ? n/t

[emulatorloo]

7. Oh Yes, Lots and Lots of "Acorn Stole the Election."

[sally cat]

8. Yes, I do remember that now that you mention it.

[polichick]

3. W

[Ken Burch]

4. Well yeah, they did(but the ALWAYS blame the media, even when they WIN)

they also blamed socialists, Muslims, Kenyans and (IIRC)gays.

The blamed about half the country and a large chunk of the world.

[emulatorloo]

5. "Obama Hypnotized Voters"

Rand's Medical Group: Obama Hypnotized Voters
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/matt-taibbi/blogs/Taibbi_2008/212282/83512

2) It has asserted that Barack Obama used hypnosis to attract support in his 2008 campaign. It published an article entitled, "Is Barack Obama a brilliant orator... or hypnotist?" From Gerth's article:

The paper claims to examine Obama’s speeches “word by word, hand gesture by hand gesture, tone, pauses, body language, and proves his use of covert hypnosis intended only for licensed therapists on consenting patients.”

The paper goes on to say that Obama’s “mesmerized, cult-like, grade-school-crush-like worship by millions is not because ‘Obama is the greatest leader of a generation’ who simply hasn’t accomplished anything, who magically ‘inspires’ by giving speeches. Obama is committing perhaps the biggest fraud and deception in American history.”

The AAPS article notes that the Obama campaign logo “might just be the letter ‘O,’ but it also resembles a crystal ball, a favorite of hypnotists.”

And it suggests that hypnosis is the reason some Jewish people backed him.

“It is also interesting that many Jews are supporting a candidate who is endorsed by Hamas, Farrakhan, Khalidi and Iran,” the article says.

[XemaSab]

6. John McCain

He wasn't conservative enough, natch. :P

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

9. Tina Fey

[Juche]

10. They said they weren't conservative enough

That was the official line.