What did OBAMA do differently in '08 from Hillary in 2016?

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61. Obama had an edge Hillary couldn't: He offered a change from 8 disastrous years of Republicans

Same problem as Al Gore had:

Gore ran after a good 8 year run by a Democratic president who, despite Republican opposition, turned the country around. Neither Bill Clinton nor Barack Obama got close to completing the job they were hoping to do, but both turned the country around economically (not all benefited, but a dramatic improvement DID happen). People got complacent, started to believe there was either a.) no difference, or b.) a need for a change, even if it was for the worse.

Well, we got our change for the worse both times, and if you think Cheneybush was bad, wait until Trumppence get their hands on the controls.

Bill Clinton had 12 years of Republican presidents to run against, and Barack Obama had 8 years of the worst Republican regime since Warren Harding to run against. Hell, after Cheneybush, even I could have run in 2008 and won the White House. The difference is that Obama was such a surprisingly forceful candidate that even Republican electoral fraud couldn't overcome the huge majority that was terrified at the thought of Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the nuclear codes. The Republicans did their Swing State math homework better this time, and their criminal manipulations appear to have been enough to flip things their way--so far, anyhow.