Why were people so confident that Mitt Romney would win?

100%. What, you think Ron Paul will have the worlds greatest comeback. Regarding the general election, I'm guessing about 45%.

But I do believe Obama doesn't have nearly the support he did last time. He has a record now, hard to float that hope and change crap when there is evidence of your successes and failures.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.