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RobertEarl

(13,685 posts) Mon Feb 24, 2014, 04:35 PM Feb 2014

Remember 2008? How did Obama win the election? [View all]

He won because millions of new voters turned out to vote.

Millions of new voters.

Why did they bother to vote?

Was it because Obama promised Peace?

Or was it because Obama promised more war?

Peace, real world Peace, is the greatest motivator for those otherwise fed up with politics.

We have elections coming soon. We need people to vote, because when we have massive voter turnouts, Democratic Party candidates nearly always win.

Is there any better GOTV motivator than the chance to vote for Peace?

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Remember 2008? How did Obama win the election? [View all] RobertEarl Feb 2014 OP

Ok, but I don't think there is any wars going on that is prominent in the consciousness of most USA quinnox Feb 2014 #1

It is a republican versus Democrat idea RobertEarl Feb 2014 #9

I just wish Dems did more of the peace thing quinnox Feb 2014 #11

That's why this election is importatnt, duh! RobertEarl Feb 2014 #29

I'm not sure what it will be like in the election results quinnox Feb 2014 #30

Well, the last time they voted for "peace" they ended up Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #2

+1. Obama has been a huge disappointment to young America quinnox Feb 2014 #4

more war? Which ones? re: casualties Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #10

I think it's because he was going to be the first African American president and had a great Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #3

This is the correct answer (nt) bigwillq Feb 2014 #6

So they voted for him cause he was black and not cause of policy?! sigh... uponit7771 Feb 2014 #8

Well that is not why I voted for him, I thought he really would bring about change. Rex Feb 2014 #13

Not the question, I asked if those young people voted for Obama cause he was black and not uponit7771 Feb 2014 #16

I seriously doubt a lot of people voted for Obama because of his skin color. Rex Feb 2014 #19

wingers think so and that's what the poster intimated imho. Also, MASSIVE policy changes is what we uponit7771 Feb 2014 #23

I think a lot of people were still reeling from 8 years of destruction by the BFEE. Rex Feb 2014 #27

I will be voting, though selectively... 1awake Feb 2014 #5

How will this translate for 2014 elections? elleng Feb 2014 #7

Defense and other budget items. RobertEarl Feb 2014 #18

Obama was a shoe in, 8 years of the BFEE made many people Rex Feb 2014 #12

Agreed, I think just about any Dem would have won that election quinnox Feb 2014 #14

Why did they hate bush and repuiblicans? RobertEarl Feb 2014 #22

Obama ran a masterful campaign quinnox Feb 2014 #24

Negro wizard powers. Arkana Feb 2014 #15

+1 uponit7771 Feb 2014 #17

Actually, yes there is... brooklynite Feb 2014 #20

Peace is a winner RobertEarl Feb 2014 #26

Then explain it...simply brooklynite Feb 2014 #32

Really? RobertEarl Feb 2014 #34

1972 brooklynite Feb 2014 #40

Yep RobertEarl Feb 2014 #42

Try again... brooklynite Feb 2014 #43

Nixon promised peace, He co-opted Peace RobertEarl Feb 2014 #44

Obama won the election by appealing to people who understood fixing things would take time and uponit7771 Feb 2014 #21

Lest we forget the '50 State Strategy' and internet grassroots campaign funding... Earth_First Feb 2014 #25

well, there was a huge landslide for Obama, but we'll never really know librechik Feb 2014 #28

It was the massive turnout that overcame RobertEarl Feb 2014 #31

yes, I still believe in that, of course. I still have hope. librechik Feb 2014 #36

Since 2006 in the local party office working RobertEarl Feb 2014 #38

bless your heart--I hope you are right! librechik Feb 2014 #41

No Hope to it RobertEarl Feb 2014 #45

G W nearly destroyed the Repug party One_Life_To_Give Feb 2014 #33

I agree with you 100 percent yeoman6987 Feb 2014 #37

fear was a big factor stillcool Feb 2014 #35

No Passion=No Turnout swilton Feb 2014 #39