Did you know that most people under 40 years of age voted for Obama? That is the same age bracket that has been hitting the unemployment lines the last three years. When Jimmy Carter was voted out, it wasn't that he was inept (he was) or that he was ridiculed around the world (he was), it was because of the economy and the jobless rate.
Even Bill Clinton knew that. He ran on the slogan "It's the economy, stupid." Clinton moved away from the social issues and teamed up with the Republican Congress and The Contract with America.
Clinton moved to the right.
Obama wasted 3 years fighting social causes and neglected the economy. Betcha a few 40 year olds are not going to make the same mistake twice.