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Decoding the 2012 Elections: A Complete Guide to the Political Landscape

This comprehensive guide provides insights into the direction of the country during the financial crisis, Bush's reelection, Obama's inauguration, and key events influencing voter behavior. Explore voting habits based on automobile ownership and beer preferences, along with Obama's job approval ratings and swing state dynamics. Delve into historic house turnover, Senate compositions, and vulnerable parties. Stay informed on advertising spending, demographics, and the pulse of the nation for a deep understanding of the 2012 elections.

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Decoding the 2012 Elections: A Complete Guide to the Political Landscape

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  1. The 2012 Elections:A Viewer’s Guide

  2. Direction of Country Financial crisis Bush re-elected Sept. 11 Obama inaugurated Right track Wrong direction Source: NYT/CBS News polls, 3/8/2001 to 6/2/2012

  3. Trust In Our Institutions Source: Gallup, Nov. 28-Dec. 1, 2011

  4. Voting Habits By Automobile Ownership • Dems Drive: • Hybrid vehicles • Subarus • Minis • Repubs Drive: • Jaguars • GMCs • Land Rovers • Lexuses

  5. Voting Habits By Beer Preference • Dems drink: • Miller High Life • Guinness • Heineken • Corona • Repubs drink: • Michelob Ultra • Coors Light • Busch Light • Sam Adams

  6. The 2008 Map

  7. Obama’s Job Approval 1/25/2009 67% 5/3/2010 50% 50% 8/24/2009 40% 8/14/2011

  8. Obama’s Job Approval 1/25/2009 67% OBL killed Debt ceiling fight 7/142011 46% 5/3/2010 50% Stimulus passes 50% 8/24/2009 Health care passes 40% 8/14/2011 Source: Gallup

  9. The Polls

  10. U.S. Demographics 63.7% Hisp 12.6% Af Am 12.2% Asian 3.7% Hisp 9% Af Am 11.8% Asian 2.8%

  11. U.S. Demographics 75.6% 69.4% 63.7% 33.2% 28.5%

  12. The Swing State Map

  13. Buy A Tivo In Millions of Dollars

  14. Total Ad Spending By Group

  15. 2008 Vs. 2012

  16. The Swing State Polls Source: Real Clear Politics

  17. Obama’s 2008 Margin By State

  18. Obama’s 2008 Margin By State 272 Electoral Votes

  19. Congress’s Job Approval 50% 13%-16%

  20. Historic House Turnover

  21. Historic House Turnover Recessions

  22. House Turnover, 1980-2010 R+63 R+34 D+31 D+21

  23. U.S. Senate

  24. The Senate Landscape Current Makeup: 53 Democrats, 47 Republicans

  25. The Vulnerable Democrats

  26. The Vulnerable Republicans

  27. The Swing State Map

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