I’d dare say it was the COLOR of skin that got Barak O elected the 1st time. White people felt guilty, that it was TIME to elect a CEO of skin color. They won’t do it this time, so that means America is not racist. They are looking at the guy in neutral colors and don’t like his ideas. Absolutely, he won’t be reelected.
it ain't over until it's over. Remember his pro-gay marriage approach? for us conservatives, it seems like political suicide. But don't opinion polls show that a sizable chunk of Americans are in favor of gay marriage? 20 years ago it was maybe less than 5% I guess, but it has grown incredibly over the past two decades (support for homosexuality that is) -- why you or I have different opinions towards gays compared to our parents.
In my case I can pinpoint Friends as starting that change in my head. I'm reversing it now (off telly for years), and I can see the effect it had. I was never pro-gay, but tv moved me away from being pretty intolerant to not so much.