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I think Obama did not really win, rather Romney lost the elections. He could not separate himself from Obama. The two men have fundamentally the same policies. Beating sitting president running for the second term is not easy. Adding to this: If one wants to be a chosen candidate for either the Democrat or the Republican party, it is a requirement to support essentially the same established policies in major (esp. economy and foreign policy related) issues. Bush and Gore agreed on most topics (I remember comedy shows making fun of it), so did Clinton and G. H Bush (Ross Perot made the difference). The major parties can not be themselves, they must carry the corporate agenda. People who try to represent other ideas will be eliminated by the system (Ron Paul for example). Romney could have won easily if he would have been able to support issues most of the population feels strong about. For example ~70% are against wars, banker an big business bailouts are unpopular. Siding with popular opinion on ether of these issues would have pushed Romney ahead. Of course, he could not because he is tied to the establishment. The same with Obama. He can not break loose, and he looks like a quite miserable puppet. I feel sorry about him. It is quite obvious he has different thoughts.
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