1. He owned the word "change" when voters were fed up with the status quo. In a field of older better-known candidates, he represented "The New".
2. He opposed the war n Iraq when others were equivocal. The issue was a clear winner against Hilary clinton, who had voted in 2002 to authorize the invasion.
3. His oratory was electrifying. While his early debate performances seemed halting and uncomfortable, he steadily improved. His stump speeches were assured and he drew crowds as large as 75,000.
4. His campaign was better strategically and operationall, particularly in taking the long view and focusing on caucus states and primaries beyond Super Tuesday.
5. He won the Internet,notably in raising record amounts of money and building networks of supporters through non-
5 Reasons Why Hilary Lost
1. Her campaign was too corporate and hierarchal. It spent too much on staff, was too slow iin decision-making and had too little independent thinking.
2. She didn't recognize the threat Obama posed early enough going straight from inevitable to in trouble.
3. She invested heavily in Iowa, then lost o Obama there. Her deputy campaign manager had urged her to skip the opening caucuses, which her husband had bypassed in 1992.
4. She had no coherent post Super Tuesday plan. While she held her own in the February 5th primaries, including a big victory in California, she lost the next 11 contests.
5. She failed to connect with black voters, a demographic that had always been in her corner. Early in the race, poorly timed cmments by Bill clinton hurt her among black.
Ahhh Well Better luck Next time Hills
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