They really, really weren't. Domestic surveillance was one of the smallest, least talked about topics in Obama's election. Any, if we're honest about it, will also be in 2016. Hacker News is working itself up into a frenzy about it, but the country at large does not care.
A video being popular now does not indicate that it was popular in 2008.
Don't get me wrong, I know Obama talked about the topic. I just think that very, very few people voted on the basis of what he said.
That also applies to the 44% figure. Yes, they care. But come voting time, will they vote on the basis of the NSA or on the economy? I'd place a large wager that it'll be the latter.
They really, really weren't. Domestic surveillance was one of the smallest, least talked about topics in Obama's election. Any, if we're honest about it, will also be in 2016. Hacker News is working itself up into a frenzy about it, but the country at large does not care.