re: #1 HelloDare

Obama won because of the success of the war in Iraq. The war was taken off the table, out of the debate. Polls showed that the country trusted Republicans with the war more than Democrats. Also, the economy started to tank. McCain was ahead in September — then the economy tanked.

HelloDare-
You raise an important point relative to the economy but that issue as well was an anti-Bush reaction. It is very unlikely that older voters stayed home because of the economy. It is much more likely that they chose to sit it out because of the truly horrendous choice being offered. McCain was ahead in September due to his convention/Palin bounce. It was well known that would not last. Thanks for commenting.