A white liberal would NOT have won the election yesterday. I disagreed with my friends and family in 08 and in this election anytime they mentioned race being a factor in Obama’s favor. It hit me today that I have been completely wrong. AA turned out for him and Got out the vote both times (more in 2012 than in 2008 in some states). They did not turn out in 2010 or in the Scott Walker recall election because they did not care about those elections. They only cared about electing and re-electing Obama. I can’t blame them for wanting a President who is black. I can blame them for not even knowing who is running mate is, much less even understanding his freakin’ policies.