I find it quite amazing how everyone is analyzing Mitt Romney’s defeat. No candidate from any party will ever win when you run against selling your soul to numerous people looking for handouts.

Romney was criticized for stating the obvious: When you have nearly half of voters on the government payroll, who do you think they vote for? Of course there are people who need assistance, but there is a huge number of people who now understand “why work when I can get food, housing, education, medical and money to stay at home?”

What is scary is President Obama/liberals will continue to encourage this atmosphere because it buys future votes.

Romney clearly was not willing to sell his soul in lieu of amassing more massive debt, higher unemployment, bigger government influence/higher taxes for all and a foreign policy filled with coverups and weakness.

All I can say is: Atlas shrugged.

Jim Schmitz

Marion