Republicans bet everything, and Obama won it all

November 07, 2012 11:13

Republicans greeted Barack Obama's presidency with a calculated wave of total opposition. They would not cut a deal on health care or on the federal budget, each time accepting the risk of total defeat rather than settle for half-measures, like giving Democrats some kind of token health care reform or small tax increase.The gamble was that by denying Obama any support, they would render his presidency wholly partisan at best, and a dysfunctional failure at worst. Read more

Pictured: Supporters at Romney's headquarters in Boston, Mass

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