It’s not just this election. We haven’t had a lopsided or landslided presidential election since 1996; the three since then have all been squeakers. Why is that, I wonder?
Information saturation causing polarization.
And other -tion words.
Why is it close? The economy sucks and unemployment is high. If the Republicans ran a good candidate then historically Obama would be going down in flames now. Instead it’s close, with Obama having the edge. Perfect storm of both sides trying to stave defeat from the slavering jaws of victory, with the Pubs just being better at losing this time around.
I don’t know where it was during Mitt Romney’s term, but it was a 14%–45.3% split in 1982 to a 11.3%–36.5% split in 2011, with obviously lot of independents (cite) So, more like three times as many.
Wait…are people actually saying that it’s to a candidate’s advantage to be black?
Isn’t it obvious? Why, if you look at the past few years, ALL of our presidents have been black!
How is a 7% margin nationwide a “squeaker”?
Obama spanked McCain. I’m not sure what the technical definition of “landslide” is, but the 2008 election wasn’t even close.
What parallel dimension did you just arrive from? This one had an Obama who said he would get us out of Iraq and project force into Afghanistan, and who would be willing to project force into Pakistan to get bin Laden if necessary.
Also, the alot is a better historian than you.
Who’s the racist? Me? Joe Biden?? Those who voted for him last time but aren’t so inclined this time?
… or is it just something you wanted to bring up before somebody else did. I knew it was coming.
You appear to be talking to yourself. Or I don’t understand.
I think it’s even more that someone else’s good fortune, even if it represents some large portion of the population, and a general trend upward (or steady-ward) that hasn’t lifted their boat is meaningless.
“I’m still out of work, my BiL is still losing his house, the industry across town is still shuttered, so things suck.” Hard to argue with, but harder still to pull political traction against.
Once you get to know him, you’ll realize there’s never been a more perfectly-chosen username. (Except for mine, of course, if you know your Le Guin)
Really?
The ‘charismatic’ Obama’s job approval rating has dropped by 7 points in the last 3 days.
That’s a single poll. It’s a much better idea to look at all the polls together.
Not that I disagree with your ultimate conclusion, but I think the mark of that being utter crap are the ridiculous predictions. Romney carries NC with 60% of the vote while Obama carries IL with 53%? Oregon, New Mexico and Michigan going to Romney? Bizarro World stuff, that is.
By historical standards it was a fairly average margin of victory. The ultra-close elections of 2000 and 2004 were the unusual ones.
The true laugher is his 55-43 prediction for Hawaii. Obama won with seventy-one point eight five per cent of the vote in 2008 there.
Yup… a drive-by post that I messed up . I’ll fix it.