The 2008 Elections were absolutely some of the most memorable our country will ever see. Though it wasn't a total shoe-in, it's probably pretty safe to say everyone knew deep down Obama was going to take the race. And with a campaign like his that captivated both the minorities and youth more so than anyone in the past it truly was no surprise that he won. For any Democrat to take Florida is a feat in and of itself and Obama did this just a mere three years ago. Today, however, his support system has dwindled significantly and the forecast for a second win is undeniably less favorable. In an article posted by politico.com, Edward-Isaac Dovere describes what he means by "Barack Obama's Blue-State Blues."
To be clear Dovere doesn't believe that there is any real threat of Obama and the Democratic party losing states like New York and California, and I would say most hopeful of Republicans would have to agree on that. Instead his concern is more geared towards the potential loss of support among the groups that gave him the boost he needed in the last election, namely: "the reliably Democratic electorate of liberals, labor, young people, Jews, African-Americans and other key blocs," of 2008. And, unfortunately for Obama, Dovere suggests that this is not a problem the entire Democratic party is experencing, referencing heightened support of Democrat Andrew Cuomo, it seems to be all about the president.
The reasons for this waning support are the same as they are for any president in Obama's current predicament: the voters are not happy because he did not do what he said he would. Certainly it is more involved than that, but essentially everything boils down to voters feeling like they were not given what they were told they would be getting. Every president undoubtedly deals with challenges to his authority, his plans, his visions for a Greater America so naturally those plans and visions do not always turn out the way they were intended to. The concept is not one that is difficult to relate to one's own life where often our goals and intentions are temporarily or completely side-tracked. The election process demands that candidates go from appealing to the extremes of the political spectrum to moving slowly back toward the center once an election has been won. Do voters truly believe that everything their candidate tells them they will do once elected will actually happen? Perhaps the entire system, along with the voters need to get a little more in touch with reality for actual progress to be made within the Country.
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