Yeah. Plenty of shenanigans here, in my opinion.
As you said, this gives the excuse or the “why” Barnette lost, no matter what methods are used to ‘ensure’ the loss.
Another "fortified election", brought to you by The Machine.
Missouri 2008 McCain Obama 1,445,814 1,441,911 Missouri 2012 Romney Obama 1,482,440 1,223,796 Akin McCaskill 1,063,698 1,484,683
Indiana 2008 McCain Obama 1,345,648 1,374,039 Indiana 2012 Romney Obama 1,420,543 1,152,887 Mourdock Donnelly 1,133,621 1,281,181
Check out how Obama got stomped into jam in both Missouri and Indiana in 2012 - after almost winning Missouri and WINNING Indiana in 2008.
But not the 2012 Dem Senate candidates...