Who really wonder the US election

2012-11-10 · first published in ZNet · 139 words

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On the surface, it appears why Obama won a second term is that he carried nearly all the 'swing states'. But the deeper question is why did he carry those swing states? The consensus of press and pundits in the days immediately following the election is Obama carried the minority, youth (18-29), and to a lesser extent the women vote. But that still doesn't answer the even more fundamental question why he carried these groups in those swing states? And Press and pundits stop at that point.

So why did Obama win the swing states? Why did he carry the minority and youth vote so convincingly? And what can those groups, who clearly put him in office for a second term, expect in return with regard to policies and programs the next four years?