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The problem is that there were not enough of the electorate to repudiate the direction of the country.
It should not have been close. Yet it was. This tells us that the country is changing. It is the makers vs the takers and the takers are taking.
Where will the makers go? Will they leave or simply become part of the takers?
There were many factors that hurt Mitt Romney and favored Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. The Democrats portrayed Romney in the worst light possible; as a wealthy, out of touch millionaire who wanted to return women to the 1800's. The left wing media predictably did everything it could to perpetuate that false caricature. Obama's race was an advantage; voters of all persuasions, particularly minorities, still cannot get over the allure of the first black president. The 47% of Americans on welfare were predisposed to vote for the food stamp president over Romney, wanting the free goodies to keep...
It's a false hope. Ain't going to happen.