2008 Presidential Campaign

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There are a number of factors. For one, times had changed. In 2008, the country was frustrated by the last term of President Bush. He had been popular at first (although very polarizing even then) but two wars, a ballooning deficit, poor handling of Hurricane Katrina, and a number of scandals in the Republican party left Americans eager for someone else to step in. Barack Obama was young, a great speaker, and he was different from any other president, since he was African-American. Many voters got caught up in the moment-- including some Republicans-- and voted for what was a great historical change in American history.

By 2012, the country was in a different place emotionally. Some people had unrealistically expected President Obama to transform the country, which of course no president can do; in Mr. Obama's case, the hopeful message gave way to political reality. He soon had a totally intransigent congress, and partisan gridlock kept anything from moving forward. The economy had recovered much more slowly than anyone expected, many Americans were struggling, and while it was not all Mr. Obama's fault, a lot of Americans were disappointed in him. They did not warm up to Mitt Romney, however, who was perceived as a candidate who only cared about the rich. Thus, while Mr. Obama was re-elected, he did not win as many votes, nor was the electorate as enthusiastic as they had been in 2008.

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There are many arguments for why Barack Obama was popular with the electorate. He won in a landslide, so it is safe to say his message resonated with voters in 2008.

Mr. Obama's supporters would say he won because the country was tired of eight years of failed Republican policies, including an unnecessary and costly war in Iraq; President Bush had become increasingly unpopular, plus the Republican party was in the midst of several corruption scandals. People were ready for a change and they believed John McCain would just be like 4 more years of Bush. Further, Mr. McCain was much older, and seemed out of touch with the problems facing young people. He was not a very good speaker, and the average voter did not warm up to him. So, the public voted for change-- which meant Barack Obama. Mr. Obama's supporters would also say he was charismatic, dynamic, had a bold vision for improving the country, and was a very inspirational figure, especially for young people and minorities, who voted for him in large numbers. He also made excellent use of social media like Facebook and Twitter to mobilize youthful voters, something Mr. McCain did not do.

Barack Obama's opponents were very upset about John McCain losing. They blamed the so-called "liberal media," which they believed had been biased against Mr. McCain and overtly favored Mr. Obama. They accused the new president of not being an American citizen, or of having friends who were anti-American. They complained Mr. Obama lacked enough experience, and they said John McCain lost because many Americans wanted a black president rather than the most qualified president. It was a bitter campaign, and many of the hard feelings lingered even after the campaign was over.

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They were divided on many issues

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In Government, there are Red and Blue states for Democratic and Republic states. Purple States means that it is mixed, and the state can not decide on if they are a Republican or Democratic.

During an Obama campaign rally, Obama said to Joe, a plumber, "We need to spread the wealth around". This in turn was taken by many as socialism and since America has a capitalist economy (Socialism is the exact opposite. Think of the USSR and China 10-50 years ago.) it was greeted with outrage. So in turn, McCain started grilling Obama on the issue of taxation. See the related question for more information.

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