evidence: Sen. Mitt Romney condemned baseless claims of election fraud as "stupidly self-defeating and despicable" on the heels of Tuesday’s midterm that left Republicans and Democrats waiting to see who will control Congress. [...] Romney listed several issues that need bipartisan attention including inflation, federal spending, the national debt, immigration and climate change. [...] "Excessive spending and the deficit have been the Republican Party’s bugaboo for years," Romney said. "But like the Democrats, we shy away from telling the American people the truth that the spending problem isn’t primarily due to the annual budget."