One of Mitt Romney’s closest allies during the 2012 campaign — a woman who was often mentioned on his short list of running mates, joined the ranks of Republicans critical of Romney’s …

RNC Memo Cites Demographics, Bush, Sandy In Romney Loss

Mitt Romney isn’t the only Republican trying to puzzle out President Obama’s victory. An internal memo from the RNC credited an array of factors with boosting the president’s re-election, including demographic changes and lingering resentment of George W. Bush.

Republicans After ‘Gifts’ Comment: Get Off The Stage, Mitt

The Republican critics of Mitt Romney have had enough of their party’s failed presidential nominee. After Romney told donors his loss last week was due to “gifts” President Obama and the Democrats bestowed on women and minorities, Republicans are essentially coming together in a collective “go away, Mitt.”

Daily Show Looks At Why Married Women Voted Romney: They Care About America’s Future

Jon Stewart on Wednesday looked at the one bright spot in Mitt Romney’s electoral loss. Married women are “seemingly the sole demographic” that moved in Romney’s direction. And if you watch Fox News, that’s because married women care about America’s future, whereas single women care about free birth control and abortions.

To break down the issue, Stewart turned to Senior Women’s Issues Correspondent Kristen Schaal, who is recently married. “You seem like the same person,” Stewart said.

Bobby Jindal: Romney ‘Dividing American Voters’ With ‘Absolutely Wrong’ Comments

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) strongly condemned Mitt Romney Wednesday night for remarks the former Republican nominee made blaming President Obama’s re-election on “big gifts” for minorities and women.

“That is absolutely wrong,” Jindal told reporters in Las Vegas at the Republican Governors Association meeting. “Two points on that. One, we have got to stop dividing American voters. We need to go after 100 percent of the votes, not 53 percent — we need to go after every single vote. And second, we need to continue to show that our policies help every voter out there achieve the American dream, which is to be in the middle class, which is to be able to give their children the opportunity to get a great education, which is for their children to have even better-paying jobs than their parents.”

Romney Blames Loss On Obama’s ‘Big Gifts’ To Minorities, Women

Mitt Romney has a simple explanation for donors as to why his presidential campaign came up short: President Obama gave out too much stuff.

According to reports in the Los Angeles Times and New York Times, the former Republican nominee said during a call with donors on Wednesday that Obama had been “very generous” in doling out “big gifts” to “the African American community, the Hispanic community and young people” as well as to women throughout his first term. Benefits such as access to “free health care,” guaranteed contraceptive coverage, more affordable student loans, and “amnesty for children of illegals,” all combined to give the president a decisive edge in popularity.

Obama Bluntly And Repeatedly Reminds Everyone He Won The Election

Developing: President Obama won the election last week. And he thinks that means he can get what he wants.

Despite a careful avoidance of the word “mandate” and a back-to-business attitude at the White House since Nov. 6, the President and his staff are pounding a steady and constant message: we won, and we intend to capitalize on it. There was no greater example of this than at Wednesday’s press conference, when the president hearkened back to his presidential campaign and his victory again and again to suggest that the American people are on his side — and that Republicans need to get on board.

Women’s Groups: 2012 Gains Were About More Than Just Todd Akin

Republicans leaders are lining up to blame failed Senate candidates Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock for dragging down the party with their comments on rape. But Democratic women say that their success this election cycle ran far deeper than one or two meltdowns.

And they have plenty to brag about this week. President Obama won re-election with strong support from female voters and the Senate will soon have more women than ever thanks to a number of hard fought victories by female candidates.

The 6 Most Bizarre Freakouts Over Obama’s Re-Election

The re-election of President Obama last week was just too much for some conservatives to handle. Although the doomsday pronouncements of the past four years have yet to materialize, some Americans couldn’t help themselves from freaking out over the news that the president will be here for one more term.

TPM has compiled the six most bizarre reactions to Obama’s victory.

Stephen Colbert Sees Your 2016 Speculation, And Raises You To 2072

Stephen Colbert was just enjoying a nice cup of tea, recovering from last week’s election, when CNN broke in with some 2016 speculation. But why stop there?