What did OBAMA do differently in '08 from Hillary in 2016?

[Garrett78]

22. Post-Bush, rural outreach in purple states, pre-Shelby County v. Holder, favorable media coverage.

There are many factors worth considering, but I'll point out a few. Before I do that, I want to make note of the fact that Clinton is approaching the vote total that Obama reached in 2012.

Obama was following Bush, whereas Clinton would have been following Obama. As I understand, it's pretty rare for a party to be in the White House for more than 2 consecutive terms.

Obama did more outreach to rural areas in purple states such as Iowa. That, by no means, suggests the "working class whites" narrative is valid.

The Shelby County v. Holder decision of 2013 made voter suppression a lot easier.

Obama was a media darling. Trump, though, sucked up the airwaves. A ratings-focused media seems to be getting worse and worse, promoting false equivalencies and taking a "Teach the Controversy" approach. We here at DU took note of the CNN reporter's face palm when confronting one of the many Trump supporters who subscribe to patently false beliefs. Well, where was all the face palming throughout the campaign??? Reporters and anchors should have been face-palming every single day in response to Trump, Trump surrogates and Trump voters.