A really good take on the Election here in Ohio by a friend of mine...
Make no mistake, this was a seismic election and one that will be talked about for decades and decades. No, it didn’t “change America” in the same manner that so many elections have claimed to do in the past. More significantly, it was the glorious manifestation of a Changed America from which there is no turning back.
We all know about the demographic shift that has been inching along and slowly rearing its electoral head for the past few decades: Minorities (especially the exploding Latino vote), young people with a radically different social perspective than the much older folks who lean Republican and the growing clout of women in every aspect of society. Well, last week “here we come” turned into “here we are.”
The numbers in support of President Obama among the above-mentioned voting blocs were absolutely staggering, as were the numbers in his favor in the key battleground states that ultimately decide elections. With this year’s outcome, the Democrats notched their fourth victory in the last six elections, during which the two winning Dems (Clinton, Obama) averaged 361 electoral votes as compared to George W’s two victories, which averaged 279 electoral votes.
http://www.coolcleveland.com/blog/2012/11/a-changed-america-roars-for-obama/
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