McCain-Palin were actually leading Obama-Biden in a number of polls six weeks before the election. Then came the financial crisis chiefly caused by actions taken under the Clinton admin. But virtually all libs and a few ignorant conservatives blame Bush for the crisis. Obama took the lead after the meltdown. That's what won him the election...falsely blaming Bush for the crisis. Read Tom Sowell's "The Housing Boom and Bust" to get a truthful account of what caused the housing and financial crisis.
I blame Bush for the bank bailouts, “no child left behind,” and the Medicare Rx drug benefit. Ignorant voters could not see a difference.