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(btw, I made the same icon because it's awesome. Haven't uploaded/used it yet, though....)

I think pat is entirely out of line.--AmyC

you should head over to her blog...she had more to say on the topic...

It's not entirely crazy. The masses can be manipulated. In the last election, people voted on fear - fear that gays would marry, fear that terrorists would run wild with a Democrat as president, fear that Mexicans would storm our borders and take all the good jobs, fear that abortions would be as common as births, etc. McCain also ran on a platform of fear. Unfortunately for him, it didn't work. Although I definitely believe Obama was the right choice, I think expectations of him are way too high. A platform of hope and change could also be considered manipulation, even though it's in a positive sense.

However, I don't think it was enough manipulation to say he won because of it. It was too much of a landslide for that. There was plenty of information from both sides for people to make an informed decision. I think Kerry lost because he wasn't in the spotlight long enough, so people didn't know enough about him and went with who they knew. The prolonged nomination process kept Obama in your face whether you liked it or not, whereas Kerry seemed to fall off the face of the earth between his nomination and the debates.