WASHINGTON -- While President-elect Obama ran a great campaign with an appealing message, the results were as much a rejection of the status quo as a mandate for any specific policies.

That was the analysis of two veteran political observers at a post-election forum today cosponsored by CUNA, the National Journal and other organizations.

"The public's fear of the status quo was greater than their fear of change," said Charles Cook, editor of The Cook Report, a political forecasting newsletter.

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