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  Why Barack Obama is winning
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ContributorBrandonius Maximus 
Last EditedBrandonius Maximus  Sep 18, 2012 10:59am
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AuthorJONATHAN MARTIN
News DateTuesday, September 18, 2012 04:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionUnemployment is over 8 percent. Nearly 60 percent of Americans, according to a new poll, believe the country is on the wrong track. The number of people on food stamps is at a historic high and the median net worth of American families is at a 20-year low.

If it was true that winning elections is mostly a matter of numbers — as some political scientists and campaign operatives like to argue — Barack Obama’s reelection as president should be close to a mathematical impossibility. For much of this presidential election cycle, Republicans were counting on precisely this.
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