Why Barack Obama won the U.S. elections in 2012

By: Prof. Elvio Gutiérrez Santana
Translation revised by: Lilian Corley

1. Obama's achievements have been significant in four years, and it has not been greater ,because Republicans has stopped the Obama's initiative in Congress to increase taxes on higher income levels for social investment. Romney has made millions of dollars , but his tax rate has been 14% tax, while and citizen with an annual income of $ 85.000 per year pays a rate of 28%. rate in Washington, DC. Moreover, President Barac Obama stopped the initiative with regard to medical care), helping to stop the fall of the Bush's economy. Bush led the economy into an unprecedented crisis, while having Mr. Nicholas Gregory Mankiw, as his main advisers, ironically, Mr. Mankiw is Romney adviser also, since 2006.

2. Obama's administration has more net job than Bush administration. During Bush administration, even Mr. Mankiw, said that U.S. employment growth, was not because Americans provided services outside the U.S. which, has never seen before.. Perhaps, Mankiw is very intelligent , however, his suggestions are not sustainable with the underlying interests of the most conservative Republicans, especially if it is considered Keynesian.

3. Obama has a set of progressive principles that are largely supported by the American public. When progressive ideals are divided into specific policy positions, these positions tend to have public support. When positions are explained clearly, without distortion of media disinformation, and progressives are able to get their message, the public generally supports the progressive view in most major issues and challenges facing the country, such as assistance health (when taken piece by piece), or investment in education, the need to invest in infrastructure, taxes, focus on debt reduction, on energy, on supporting small businesses, to keep jobs in the United States, women's rights, in Medicare ... progressive gains in almost every important issue.

4. While Romney ideas are progressive, his ideas are not clear, nor consistent, and not intended to protect the poor. Lowering taxes to the rich, privatizing medical services. Taking into consideration he is a Christian man , are not the solution to the problem of the United States, actually it does not make any sense. Actually, these are not understand by many of his Republican supporters. With a running mate who was not his first choice. His first choice was New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie, whom denied to accept the nomination, because he believes Romney would lose the elections. It was a quick decision to take a conservative Republican Paul Ryan, a Neo-liberal, whose father is a building contractor. This formula Romney-Ryan, it is a replica to the the Bush-Cheney and New Keynesian adviser Mankiw, trio, a justified decision made by conservative Republicans.

5. Obama was able captured and killed Osama Bin Laden on his watch. Obama has effectively neutralized, and streghtened international relationship with the middle -east. In other words, his administration has strengthened national security. While Republicans could not captured Osama Bin Laden, calling suspicion, new occurrences of the new leader of Al Qaeda. In an election period to indicate that Bin Laden was one-eyed (I wonder are certain arguments raised in the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 , It's just a question that is answered each)

6. Finally, according to the website map suggesting that President Obama only needs 270 to be re-elected , Obama already has 201 electoral votes against 191 of Romney's 11 states and 2 states are undecided 9 west and east. In 2008, Obama won all those states. Now, he just just need to win five of those states. I think as of today, with the first debate before election, Romney will nosedive the poll and Obama will expand his lead to a victory over the 298 electoral votes in worst case..