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Obama was elected because:
1. He was not George Bush
2. John McCain was a pathetically weak candidate
3. The country wanted to prove that racism was dead
4. He was shamelessly hyped by the MSM
5. The economy was in decline. Bush owned the problem.
6. We thought he was a strong speaker.
7. Liberals were all fired up.
8. He promised an administration that would end divisiveness and lack of transparency.
9. Independents who decide elections in this country were tired of Bush & Co.
10. For all that he only won by less than 5%
But now..
1. Bush is not running
2. John McCain is not running, Almost ANY one of the current contenders is a far stronger candidate.
3. We've done that, now we need to prove that we're not brain dead.
4. The MSM is in a steep decline. Few people take their hype seriously anymore.
5. The economy is even further down the hole and Obama now owns the problem.
6. We now know that he is just a TelePrompter-reader NOT a speaker.
7. Even liberals are disgusted by what they have seen. They won't vote conservative but many won't bother to vote at all.
8. Independents who decide elections in this country are way tired of Obama & Co.
9. Obama's has been the most partisan, divisive and non-transparent administration ever.
10. All we need is a little over 2% swing. Less, if one or two swing states with big Electoral College delegates flip.
Given all that, I can easily see Obama losing big time.