Quote Originally Posted by maladroit
given that obama ran a nearly flawless campaign, he's an inspirational speaker, and george bush's record was a millstone around mccain's neck, why didn't obama get more of the popular vote?
the country is sort of traditionally split near 50/50, so swaying voters by a few million is basically all u can expect for a good win

I mean look at state results, most states were close to 50/50 range

I don't see a problem with him not getting anymore of the popular vote, first not every eligible voter votes, sadly, 2nd both sides did all they could to push for voter turn out, that would be another reason for this popular vote closeness

so far nearly 119 million votes have been counted

I must say, just the fact that he has won in both popular vote and electoral vote, to me is a surprise from a nation that voted a 2nd time for G.W.Bush. It makes me feel better that I can certainly remain hopeful to America and her people. just remember all the negative ads and all the true criticisms about him?

a young, inexperienced senator, with all them highlighted affiliations??? I would think the nation that voted a 2nd time for bush, would easily buy into that kind of stuff.... but I was proven wrong [I admit, I rather be pessimistic in those situations, if i'm right it will hurt less than having my empty hope shattered]