Mitt Romney shunned by the Republican Party : Failed presidential candidate becomes ` persona non grata ' as officials begin planning for 2016 .
Mitt Romney
But some are wondering out loud if Romney 's fate will be somewhat more embarrassing - suggesting he might be this generation 's Michael Dukakis , who was roundly beaten by George H.W. Bush in 1988 . 
Fading Memory : Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney taking the stage to concede his quest for the presidency , at the Boston Convention Center in Boston . 
One man who has hinted that Romney 's vast experience in the private business world could be put to use for the economy is President Obama himself . 
` There are certain aspects of Governor Romney 's record and his ideas that I think could be very helpful , ' Obama said during his first post-election news conference on Wednesday . 
In a post-election conference call with some of his key donors on Wednesday , Romney said that he had lost because the Obama adminstration gave ` gift 's such as health-care law and immigration reform which attracted young and minority voters . 
` The Obama campaign was following the old playbook of giving a lot of stuff to groups that they hoped they could get to vote for them and be motivated to go out to the polls , specifically the African American community , the Hispanic community and young people , ' Romney is reported to have said . 
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was deeply critical of Mitt Romney 's remarks regarding ` gifts ' that Obama apparently gave to sections of the electorate to ensure his victory . 
Almost two weeks on from Mitt Romney 's crushing loss to Barack Obama , the memory of his gracious and widely praised concession speech is fading fast . 
The remarks echoed Romney 's notorious claim that '47 percent ' of the nation were living off the government and saw themselves as ` victims ' who can not be made to take responsibility for themselves . 
Senator Marco Rubio -LRB- left -RRB- and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie -LRB- right -RRB- have been somewhat more conciliatory in their message to Mitt Romney . 
Two of the party 's most prominent female voices were equally quick to insist that the Romney era was over and urge the party to move on under new leadership . 
And Susan Martinez , the governor of New Mexico , described the Romney gaffe as a prime example of ` what sets us back as a party ' . 
Senator Marco Rubio , who many see as a strong potential candidate for 2016 was slightly more diplomatic in his criticism of Romney . 
I do n't want to rebut him point by point , ' Rubio said of Romney . 
And the notoriously outspoken Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made it abundantly clear on Friday morning that it is time for Mitt Romney to ` move on ' after his election loss . 
Indeed , according to those close to Romney he was taken aback by the scale of his election loss and while for a moment it seemed he would silently exit the stage , his divisive comments about the reasons for his loss have caused other Republicans to rush to distance themselves from him . 
` So someone the other day asked me , "Why did Romney lose ?" 
Victorious : U.S. President Barack Obama convincingly defeated Mitt Romney in the November 6th general election . 
However , senior Romney adviser Stuart Stevens disagreed with the sentiments expressed by prominent Republicans in the aftermath of the defeated candidates ` gifts ' comments . 
He called Romney ` the most popular Republican on the national scene at the moment ' . 
Stevens continued : ` Even those who have been critical of the campaign on our side realise in the end that Governor Romney was resonating with millions of Americans and was running the kind of campaign we could all be pround of . ' 
While Romney aides have offered differing explanations for the November 6th defeat which gave President Obama 332 electoral votes , many have pointed to Romney 's loss in white rural states such as Wisconsin and Iowa as evidence his campaign failed among multiple demographics . 
So crushing was Romney 's defeat that many have wondered what future public life he could have , especially as he has no elected office to return to .
But some are wondering out loud if [TGT] 's fate will be somewhat more embarrassing - suggesting [TGT] might be this generation 's Michael Dukakis , who was roundly beaten by George H.W. Bush in 1988 . 
Fading Memory : Republican presidential candidate and [TGT] taking the stage to concede [TGT] quest for the presidency , at the Boston Convention Center in Boston . 
One man who has hinted that [TGT] 's vast experience in the private business world could be put to use for the economy is President Obama himself . 
` There are certain aspects of [TGT] 's record and [TGT] ideas that I think could be very helpful , ' Obama said during [TGT] first post-election news conference on Wednesday . 
In a post-election conference call with some of [TGT] key donors on Wednesday , [TGT] said that [TGT] had lost because the Obama adminstration gave ` gift 's such as health-care law and immigration reform which attracted young and minority voters . 
` The Obama campaign was following the old playbook of giving a lot of stuff to groups that they hoped they could get to vote for them and be motivated to go out to the polls , specifically the African American community , the Hispanic community and young people , ' [TGT] is reported to have said . 
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was deeply critical of [TGT] 's remarks regarding ` gifts ' that Obama apparently gave to sections of the electorate to ensure his victory . 
Almost two weeks on from [TGT] 's crushing loss to Barack Obama , the memory of [TGT] gracious and widely praised concession speech is fading fast . 
[TGT] echoed [TGT] 's notorious claim that '47 percent ' of the nation were living off the government and saw themselves as ` victims ' who can not be made to take responsibility for themselves . 
Senator Marco Rubio -LRB- left -RRB- and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie -LRB- right -RRB- have been somewhat more conciliatory in their message to [TGT] . 
Two of the party 's most prominent female voices were equally quick to insist that the [TGT] era was over and urge the party to move on under new leadership . 
And Susan Martinez , the governor of New Mexico , described the [TGT] gaffe as a prime example of ` what sets us back as a party ' . 
Senator Marco Rubio , who many see as a strong potential candidate for 2016 was slightly more diplomatic in his criticism of [TGT] . 
I do n't want to rebut him point by point , ' Rubio said of [TGT] . 
And the notoriously outspoken Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made [TGT] abundantly clear on Friday morning that [TGT] is time for [TGT] to ` move on ' after [TGT] election loss . 
Indeed , according to those close to [TGT] [TGT] was taken aback by the scale of [TGT] election loss and while for a moment it seemed [TGT] would silently exit the stage , [TGT] divisive comments about the reasons for [TGT] loss have caused other Republicans to rush to distance themselves from [TGT] . 
` So someone the other day asked me , "Why did [TGT] lose ?" 
Victorious : U.S. President Barack Obama convincingly defeated [TGT] in the November 6th general election . 
However , senior [TGT] adviser Stuart Stevens disagreed with the sentiments expressed by prominent Republicans in the aftermath of the defeated candidates ` gifts ' comments . 
He called [TGT] ` the most popular Republican on the national scene at the moment ' . 
Stevens continued : ` Even those who have been critical of the campaign on our side realise in the end that [TGT] was resonating with millions of Americans and was running the kind of campaign we could all be pround of . ' 
While [TGT] aides have offered differing explanations for the November 6th defeat which gave President Obama 332 electoral votes , many have pointed to [TGT] 's loss in white rural states such as Wisconsin and Iowa as evidence [TGT] campaign failed among multiple demographics . 
So crushing was [TGT] 's defeat that many have wondered what future public life [TGT] could have , especially as [TGT] has no elected office to return to .