Does It Bother You That Obama's Middle Name Is Hussein?

Granted, that is true to an extent, but I think there were other factors at play here as well. I don't think his message resonated with the people here for whatever reason.
Mike Huckabee only got 62% and he is an Arkie by birth, not a northern transplant.

Why should I vote for Obama? What makes him worthy of being our next president?

That's kind of odd logic -- "Obama only got 27% in a state he didn't campaign in vs. a woman who's husband was governor there, so why should I vote for him?"

Look up his policy positions on his website, check 3rd party sources and decide.