Vice president of the progressive think tank, new York Democratic congressman and friend of the show jerry mather and msnbc contributor joy reed, managing editor of thegrio. Com. On a Conference Call with donors this week, portions of which were posted online by abc news mitt romney blamed his loss to president obama on what he calls gifts the president had given to core democratic constituencies like students, women, and latinos. What the president the president s campaign did was focus on certain members of his base coalition, give them extraordinary financial gifts from the government, and then work very aggressively to turn them out to vote. Just note that, you know, doesnt actually cost any money but side point. Romneys framing of the president s Campaign Strategy is, of course, offensive but it is also not entirely inaccurate. The president did, indeed, deliver on some of the major policy priorities of those core democratic constituencies. Mandatory Insurance Coverage for birth c