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How Obama Won the 2008 Presidential Election.
Some of the key issues that helped to decide the 2008 Presidential Election included the public's distaste for George W. Bush's policies, as well as an intense desire for changing the direction in which the country has moved.
Due to the fact that change was one of the major watchwords for voters, both candidates used the promise of change in their election campaign.
Once the election was well underway, another issue moved to the forefront.
That was the economy and Domestic Policy.
There is little doubt that the economic crisis of 2008 played a major role in deciding the outcome of the election.
A dark cloud hung over the nation but there was some optimism as well.
This hope is what would account for the large turnout of voters.
This time the citizens of the United States were adamant that the nation needed change.
When the primaries began, the clear front runner for the Democratic ticket was former First Lady, Senator Hillary Clinton from New York.
But dynamics changed very quickly for both major parties and the eventual nominees would be John McCain and Barack Obama, the first African American to ever be nominated for President.
John McCain had many handicaps from the beginning, including his age and his choice of running mate.
In addition the public was very disenchanted with the Republican Party.
From the very beginning of the election, it was questionable if any Republican candidate could manage to win the general election.
OUTSPENDING THE OPPONENT
It takes little research to discover that it is often the most well funded candidate in an election who wins. This was no different for the 2008 Presidential Election.
In the beginning, both candidates agreed to the spending limits imposed by their acceptance of public funding but very quickly it became evident that it would not be in Obama's best interest to accept public money and spending limits that go with it.
Due to the passion of this election, many people were donating money to the Democratic candidate; much of it over the Internet. There has been some question about President Obama receiving large amounts of money from corporate leaders.
WHY THE ELITE DONATES
The corporate elite understands that one of the fastest ways to influence public policy is by donating to election funds, essentially buying politicians. Almost from the beginning, there was no doubt that much of corporate power would back Obama during the 2008 Presidential Election.
No doubt they are hoping that they can influence the President to pass more laws that will help them boost their profiteering prowess regardless of what it does to the average American.
No matter which party a candidate is affiliated with, if they receive backing from the global elite they need to be monitored very closely. Only by taking private funding out of US politics would there be any hope of restoring the political system to function on behalf of the public rather than private interests.
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