Election 2012: 12 reasons Obama won and Romney lost

President Obama went into his reelection fight facing significant head winds – most important, high unemployment and slow economic growth. But for a multitude of reasons, including Obama’s positives and Republican challenger Mitt Romney’s negatives, Obama succeeded. Here’s our list.

10. The charisma gap

Romney never developed a comfortable style on the stump, in contrast with Obama’s ability to deliver rousing, sermonlike speeches and Mr. Clinton’s gift for communicating and explaining.

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