Conservative Election Party Not So Fun

Bummed

Over cocktails and shrimp appetizers, conservative elites get philosophical about politics as Romney prospects dim. Eli Lake reports.

Published Nov. 6 2012 10:20PM EST

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Inside the suburban Virginia home of prominent conservatives Danielle Pletka and Stephen Rademaker, men in sports jackets and women in cocktail dresses sip wine and snack on shrimp cocktail.

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Conservative Election Party Not So Fun

Over cocktails and shrimp appetizers, conservative elites get philosophical about politics as Romney prospects dim. Eli Lake reports.

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