Explain how the issue of income inequality influenced the 2012 presidential election.

Obama intended to translate concerns about income inequality into crucial policy reforms. However, Mitt Romney was portrayed as an evil capitalist.

Explanation:

Obama intended to translate concerns about income inequality into crucial policy reforms. He asked voters to render their verdict about this issue and assure them that that verdict will be translated into policy. He aimed to analyze the issue of inequality as a political issue in 2012.

However, Mitt Romney was portrayed as an evil capitalist. He was not sure whether populist concerns about inequality could be resolved in the then-current situation due to lack of a convenient personification of wealth, privilege.

As a result, the issue of income inequality influenced the 2012 presidential election and Obama won the elections.