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...Obama Effect The media make much ado about the so-called Bradley effect [Nov. 3]. And it doesn't take a genius to see that John McCain and Sarah Palin have counted on this racial motivation to help them overcome the consequences of their poorly run campaign. But we must now factor in an even more potent quotient: the Obama effect - that quality whereby the more you get to know a politician, the more you like and trust him or her. This likability and perceived trustworthiness continue to grow over time. Across the board, Obama's ratings have steadily increased...
...presidential pick was a breath of fresh air. Indeed, Sarah Palin’s greatest contribution to the campaign was her evident willingness to take up the Bush comedy mantle. Her incoherent strings of folksy wisdom fell into the laps of impressionists and writers like a godsend. A President Palin would have been everything President Bush was and then some—pregnant teenagers with crazy names! Hunting mishaps! Negligible foreign policy experience! And when American voters said “no” to McCain, they destroyed all remaining possibility of a President who would have hilarious chats with...
...unpopularity of the Iraq war prefigured the election results. He also offered a critique of the McCain campaign. “I will make my colleague very unhappy when I say this,” Galston added. “I do not think the choice of Governor Palin was well-considered.” On Monday, Kristol said on Fox News that Palin “reminds me a lot of FDR.” Galston, like Kristol, emphasized that in recent years, young adults have been increasingly voting for Democratic candidates, “which has been...
Cameron, Carl •extent to which Palin's ignorance stunned McCain's aides is revealed...
...Palin, Sarah •preternatural gullibility of •rumored unfamiliarity with Africa and North America of •snarky comments about from McCain aides are called "sickening" by spokeswoman for •two-page note from doctor is released in lieu of release of medical records...