Romney counts reasons GOP lost: 'Bad policy, bad character'
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- The Hill reports: “Former Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) on Wednesday listed off reasons he thought his party failed in this year’s midterms, in which Democrats won both the House and Senate. “Bad policy, bad character ma…”
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