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All those flip-flops wearing out the kids

Submitted by ethan on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 11:05
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 Cross posted from the CR Voice.

Looks like Obama supporters, especially young supporters, are a little disenchanted to learn that their primary minted messiah is little more then a chicago style, back room politician.

 “I think there has been some erosion of the aura of excitement about a different kind of politician that Barack -- they really fueled Barack Obama’s rise. It’s helped him with fundraising, given him these huge crowds at events. I’ve been talking to voters this past week for a story I’m working on, and I’ve had some people, young people who felt that Obama was the candidate of a generation, saying they’re distressed by some of the standard political moves that they’re seeing now.” – USA Today’s Susan Page on MSNBC’s Hardball, 6/2/08

See the full video here.

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I think any dose of political

Submitted by Adam Tannenbaum on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 14:21.

I think any dose of political reality with Obama was bound to disappoint his zealous supporters anyhow. When you run as a movement leader and your entire movement is "change" and "hope", people project their own views onto you, and you begin your administration with a huge expectations gap between these ideals and what you are actually capable of doing. Fortunately, this is already coming into fruition in the campaign, rather than Americans suffering from buyer's remorse next January.

Happy 4th, by the way.