People voted for Obama out of desperation; why would they vote for him again? It is getting much worse out there (regardless of what his media says), and it is in ways that are visible to all. The job situation is NOT turning around, grocery prices ARE rising, the housing prices/foreclosure problem IS getting worse, and there is no way to convince people otherwise.
I would offer this analysis.
First, the housing market and mortgages are in the pits. There are tens of thousands of empty houses in Florida, Arizona, Vegas and California....some now empty for three and four years. The banks are anchored down and screwed over this matter. Toss in the underwater mortgages, and you’ve millions across the US who would like to upgrade or move....but can’t, nor can they even get a better interest rate.
Second, if you read the Wall Street Journal...banks are still failing across the US. I realize that most newspapers and network news organizations aren’t mentioning it....but bank failures continue.
Third, it doesn’t matter if you go to a small town in Iowa or a big town in Florida....the economic situation in the US is believed to be negative.
Here’s the thing though....I don’t any of these will be fixed in four years or even ten years. Obama could have come in and done three or four things to at least make this negative period shorter, but instead....we’ve got a full decade ahead of us for recovery. As for voters...I think a majority of voters don’t see a bright economic future around the corner, with either candidate. But they’d like to at least see a glimmer of light, and with President Obama....that glimmer just isn’t there.