Though Obama's re-relection only extends the duopolistic control of our political system by the wealthy elite, it's worth examining the mechanics of why Obama's campaign operation was so successful:
1. Demographics is destiny: As the percentage of white voters in the electorate continues to decline, the math was against the republicans.
2. Superior ground game: after the 2008 election, the Obama campaign incorporated itself as a company to maintain and expand on the momentum of the previous election. The focus on early voting significantly favored the democrats, especially when a lot of that early voting occurred before the debates when systematic ad buys painted Romney as an uncaring plutocrat in battleground states.
3. We're not them: from Romney's 47% to Akin's legitimate rape, the republicans could not help but shoot themselves in the feet and piss off key voting blocs.
That's my take. What do you think?
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