I've got a death grip on my guns and religion

I live in Pennsylvania and voted for McCain in the 2008 presidential election. I find myself wondering, how did Obama win this state? Surely people were going to sour to him after threatening to bankrupt the coal industry, mocking the second amendment, hanging out with terrorists, and worshiping with racists. In search of an answer, I did some light examination of the election results, and as usual, every county with an urban area went for Obama. This is especially true in Philadelphia, where people voted for Obama at a rate of almost 85%. The demographic results yield some surprises:

55% of Catholics voted for Obama. Why is this not 0%?
78% of Jews voted for Obama. A certain video (if it is ever released) may cause them to regret that move.
45% of Whites voted for Obama. 95% of Blacks voted for Obama. On election night, reporters were gushing over the results, "We have come so far as a nation to be able to elect a man of color..." Well, after looking at these results, I agree that Whites as a group do not factor race into their decision making process. But what about Blacks? 95%! Blacks as a group appear to look at race as a primary criterion in their decision making process.

Since, the election results raised more questions instead of answers, I swallowed my pride and began talking to Obama supporters. However, I have yet to meet someone who can give me specifics on why they have chosen to support the Democrat's nominee. The typical answer is, "Well, Bush has made such a mess of things..." I have also seen many "man on the street" interviews, where the interviewee supported Obama because the country needs "Change". Alas, the ability to further define this change seems to escape them. Then I see videos like this and wonder, how many people really spent time evaluating Obama's plans against their own values? How many people take the time to figure out what their own values are? From what I've seen, not many people got past the sophisticated marketing techniques and jumped right on board a train with an unknown destination.

How can people be so uninformed? Why can't people see past the pandering? Why do people buy into the welfare lie? My vote was canceled out by the uninformed, the racist, and the socialist, who now appear to have a critical mass. I just don't get it, and I don't see a way out of it, other than voting with my feet. Oklahoma looks nice. Maybe Idaho.