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The Weekly Standard Senior Writer Stephen Hayes and Lanny Davis, Former Special Counsel to Bill Clinton, on the Presidential election.
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Support for him joining us now former special counsel to President Clinton Lanny Davis.
Stephen -- senior writer for the weekly standard both Fox News contributors and I thank you both for being here.
Larry I you know I I'm comfortable saying really you know that this is such a a big deal but the polls suggest something I've remain just look at these very quickly.
The makeup of the electorate not appreciable difference from -- 2008.
If we can look at that.
That graphic please.
74%.
So -- back in in 08 and 72%.
This year.
We see the numbers rise slightly in the black numbers sort of thing about the same Asian rose -- -- But the reality is that the support for President Obama amongst those demographic groups if we could there.
Take a look at that these support.
For a President Obama I'm sure that this is you know this -- to -- -- very interest think.
Amongst.
Why is he lost about four points of support.
Blacks he actually lost support as well down 2%.
Hispanics picked up 4%.
Asians moved up remarkably but -- very small percentage.
To -- that doesn't look like such a it.
And big deal because it represents basically what happen and always does and.
-- Yes but we have to look at what's really important politics Dick Morris of this network.
It is trying to explain why he predicted an -- Romney landslide in a lot of other conservatives are trying to blame it all on Romney and it reminds me of what.
We Democrats went through after 1972.
The -- beloved George McGovern along with -- us.
Was blamed for the last night at 72 than we lost 198084.
And 88 we still blaming the democratic candidates.
It wasn't that candidate and it wasn't the way that -- communicated.
Or they guessed it was the message.
It was -- it took Bill Clinton to shift -- message towards the middle of the road that we did the map and Barack Obama.
Can continue that legacy reason why.
-- Hispanic vote Latino vote went for Barack Obama is because Mitt Romney made.
-- look liberal on immigration policy didn't follow George.
Bush's policies on immigration or you might have been president -- about content not.
-- communication says.
Even.
It's money doesn't want to answer my question on the always tell racial divide.
I'll try with you and see how might want -- Well look I mean I think the numbers to some extent speak for themselves the fact that the that the electorate this time.
That the change -- the percentages among white voters if that if the Romney.
Campaign had gotten out the percentage is that they thought that they need to among white voters we might be talking about.
A differs all of the fact of the matter is they didn't I think that's part of the story I think a much bigger part of the story.
Is the failure to provide a clear contrast.
In competing views of the way that the country is going to move forward.
-- -- clear contrast.
I mean basically the Republicans took the day off.
They just didn't show up I mean these are really extraordinary numbers the level of turnout for Republicans.
I mean I'm hearing all of this stuff about outreach to this group you're gonna change the message he do that you're -- adopt policies and all of which may be true.
And I would support it but the fact is.
That doesn't look like the reason that Romney lost doesn't let me.
-- I'm sorry I didn't directly answer your message -- rightly so let me answer.
That isn't going to be we're gonna catch up on what.
Look further question a little -- the ratio or the racial.
Analysis.
Is not the reason that Romney -- yes African Americans supported a fellow African American Stanley -- Irish Catholic supported Jack Kennedy.
But if Barack Obama had been against helping people who are in the underclass who at the lower economic level.
If he hadn't proposed policies that African Americans can support.
Then take a look at women the fact that a Mitt Romney was still talking about.
-- pro life position and the anti gay right position on social issues.
He lost because of his message to Hispanics because he was in favor of self deporting eleven million people -- and I.
Hello I had mentioned his positions and is substance is not what I think -- means there.
