I refuse to believe that the "middle" elected Obama. If the "middle" did that, then we are totally screwed.
The middle did elect Obama, and there were two very big reasons they did it.
1 - McCain
2 - Romney
McCain is a freaking nut! The guy is seriously out there and it's no secret. EVERYONE in congress has a story when McCain has gone bat-chit crazy. And the electorate knew he was a nut.
Romney has been on both sides of every issue under the sun and he comes across as a guy who stands for nothing but getting elected.
Then factor in the financial collapse which happened on Bush's watch. It doesn't matter if it was or wasn't Bush's fault, the dumb people just saw the economy come unraveled on Bush's watch; so it has to be his fault.
Just like a friend of mine who in 2009 was having hard economic times and blamed it all on Obama. Nevermind that the trouble started a full year before Obama took office, it's just who's in there when it all comes crashing down.
The "middle" did not elect anybody, and only liberals believe they did. The numbers show that approximately 4 million less Republicans have voted in each of the last three Presidential elections. When the choices are a Democrat, or a Republican that acts like a Democrat, lots of conservatives lose faith in the game and don't play. This will continue as long as Wall Street and the Roves make sure a pussified RINO is the candidate.
In the 2008 election, the Left and of course, the Blacks were very enthused about voting for the first Black President.
The Right was less than enthused about McCain and the past eight years of Bush.
They were enthused enough about Palin to temporarily take the lead in the polls away from Obama.
Then came the financial meltdown just before the election and it was all over.
In the 2010 mid-term election, a lot of the Left and a lot of Blacks stayed home. A lot of really pissed off Conservatives showed up and voted in the largest mid-term Conservative Landslide in our lifetime.
The GOPe ignored that lesson in the 2012 election and enough doubly pissed off swing states Conservatives stayed home and put Obama back in the White House.
Now, everybody is pissed off and the 2014 election is in two months.
