My side lost because George W. Bush (unfairly) had made the Republican tag toxic, because of the over whelming media bias that refused to investigate Obama’s background, because of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd’s fucking up Fannie and Freddie, because a lot of guilt ridden people wanted the novelty of voting for a Black man despite his skimpy back ground, and the GOP nominated a Democrat Lite, a guy who pretty much disdained Republicans. It is amazing he lost by only 6 -7 % points.