Mitt Romney is attributing his loss in the 2012 presidential election to the "gifts" President Obama gave to minority voters, the Think Progress website reports today (November 14, 2012).
Speaking to donors today, the former Massachusetts governor praised his own campaign, but speculated that Obama won because he was "very generous" to blacks, Hispanics, and young voters.
He cited as motivating factors to young voters the administration's plan for partial forgiveness of college loan interest and the extension of health coverage for students on their parents' insurance plans well into their 20s. Free contraception coverage under Obama's healthcare plan, he added, gave an extra incentive to college-age women to back the president.
"The President's campaign," Romney said, "focused on giving targeted groups a big gift -- so he made a big effort on small things. Those small things, by the way, add up to trillions of dollars."
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