Obama ran his campaign as an unabashed leftist. He promised that the government was all of your answers, no matter if they were false or conflicted each other. No one was allowed to challenge his rhetoric. He promised punishment and re-education for the capitalists. He followed the Marxist/Lenninist principals of playing the proletariat against the Bourgeois. He promised a redistribution of wealth without identifying the true recipients.
In contrast, Ronald Reagan, ran the last conservative based campaign. He touched the American People with the message of self reliance, personal responsibility and the dream of getting the government off their backs.
Although Reagan’s was the last true landslide victory in America, the point should be made that people are more likely to vote for you if you aren’t trying to reach the moderates by not offending anyone.
I will always believe that in a good hard fight with sharp contrasts between the candidates conservatism will always win out because it is the promise of personal freedom to grow and prosper.
Point #2,645,435 that the media won't discuss. If Obama was elected by an abundance of folk who wanted the chance to make a "historic"vote, and to "help ease race relations", then they weren't electing him for his policies.