I’ll never believe that many people voted for obama. Nor will I believe Romney didn’t do much better than McCain did in 2008.
With that said, all of those who voted for obama knew gas is $4 a gallon, unemployment is horrible, insurance premiums have and will increase, taxes will increase, more lay offs are coming, etc. But they still voted for him. So “issues” was not the issue.
You can believe what you want but it won’t change the facts. People stayed home because Mitt turned them off.