We put an incredible effort into GOTV in 2012--more than 10 times the number of door knocks and contacts. Despite a failed Obama presidency, Obama defied the laws of political gravity and won easily in VA and nationwide.
In VA Obama received 12,000 more votes in 2012 than 2008 and Romney almost a 100,000 more votes than McCain and still lost by 150,000 votes.
Obama also got less votes, and a full 2% lower vote total in 2012 in Virginia than he got in Virginia in 08.
Simply not true as far as the number of votes received. He got more in 2012.
Obama did not easily win Virginia really, 50%- to 48% I believe, after beating McCain 52-47.
I understand your point but at risk of being called a tin-foil capped paranoid,
I think you discount possible fraud...
My precinct voting place moved from a fire station to a black church (nice people). My neighbor who has an unlisted number got called by the NAACP for the first time in his life before the 2012 vote...
I know there was fraud (how else did the House stay Pub) but can give you just this known story that has confirmed my suspicions...