Quote:It's a different method, though the same reason as to how Obama won the Presidency.  There was a vast majority of the electorate that had "no clue" when it came to the REAL issues at hand.  It was all about "hope and change".  That portion of the electorate was the "youth vote" (those between 18-29).  Obama wasn't elected because of policy, it had more to do with irrelevant things.  Voting for him was the "cool" thing to do on college campuses.

 

Though some on the right mock him by calling him "The Chosen One" or "The Messiah" or "Dear Leader", it's not far from the truth.  Look at how people reacted back then.

I am sure there are plenty of people that voted based on what you said. This is no different than voters being sucked into rhetoric in general.

 

I think there are plenty of people that voted for him based on policy. Closing Guantanamo, ending the wars, changing the way politics worked... There were many stances he took (while running) that went right along with hope/change that people bought into. I don't think it's really fair to dismiss people that voted for what he appeared to be and attribute it to being the "cool" thing. 

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