Fault Lines - How the White House was Won

It was a long and bitter race that lasted months and cost at least $2.5bn. This episode of Fault Lines takes viewers through a tour of the US 2012 presidential campaign, from the high and low moments, to the Spin Room, to the noisy campaign ads that blanketed swing states.

• Category

  • Documentary
  • News

• Starring:

  • Sebastian Walker
  • Zeina Awad
  • Josh Rushing
  • Anjali Kamat

• Produced by:

  • Mat Skene
  • Jeremy Young
  • Andréa Schmidt
  • Elizabeth Gorman
  • Laila Alarian
  • Sweta Vohra
  • Anjali Kamat

[jbfane]

The White House won? No, you mean it was purchased.

[Sarah McUmber-House]

Obama didn't make Romney unelectable. Romney did that by evading questions, changing stance repeatedly, dismissing half the nation's voters, devaluing women, and exhibiting his own arrogance of wealth and total lack of empathy for those in the middle and poorer financial strata.

[Terry O'Grady]

It makes no difference who sits in the Oval Office, it's all decided by Wall St.

[AttyCPA1]

The White House was NOT purchased. If anything this election proved beyond doubt that money only takes you so far. Karl Rove and Mr. Romney may have thought that they could buy the Presidency, but they were sadly mistaken. Positions on issues matter. This is why Republicans were so upset after the election.  They thought everyone agreed with their point of view. They were wrong.

[AttyCPA1]

This video did not even minimally explain who the commenters were. I mean seriously letting Grover Norquist, the most loony and bizarre anti-tax person in the entire country, speak without pointing out who he was. That really is not serious journalism. And I would have thought that Al Jazeera would have explained how religious bigotry played in the election. Better luck with the next video.

[michael smith]

MOSSAD KIDON ASSASSINS DID 9/11.

Remember USS LIBERTY 1967.

[riddlebox800]

Yeah because Obama wanting to use the military against civilians, allowing himself to call you a terrorist and not allow you to have due process or a trial, and strip you of your citizenship, sure definitely the better choice.

NDAA 2013

Enemy Expatriation Act

Inform yourself

[Jovan14606]

Your comment is evidence the Obama propaganda machine was effective in brainwashing.

[Robert J. duPreez]

Norquest "Failed Presidency"? Edit that Right wing troll out of this video. It takes you're credibility out of your network.

[tmywil1]

Amen! A Republican is 100% scum for sure.

[Hoang Mai]

what is the name of the music piece at the end of the video? it was beautiful! :)