The Republicans lost the election because they got rid of Ron Paul. Had they not gotten rid of him, he would have swept the conventions, and would have sailed into the White House. Because both parties are serving the same entity, the GOP was content to lose the election, rather than risk real changes and the threat a Paul presidency would have on their boss. Besides, ...it's easy for people to believe Obama was re-elected in a race against Romney, ...but does anyone of you think that a show-down between Obama & Paul would have resulted in an Obama victory? And don't you think there would have been riots in the streets had they announced such a thing? Media can spin only so much.