52.9% vs 45.7% of the electoral vote doesn’t come down to race here. Obama was vastly more charismatic and coming after for years of an unpopular Republican pr

52.9% vs 45.7% of the electoral vote doesn’t come down to race here. Obama was vastly more charismatic and coming after for years of an unpopular Republican president, 28% on election night. https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ratings-george-bush.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/116500/presidential-approval-ra... Not that idiot was enough to resonate with voters.