For this quiz, your choices are:<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0 Because of his well-articulate vision for a reshaped country<\/a><\/p>\n
2)\u00a0 Because of deep voter concerns about the state of the economy and strong disapproval of President Bush<\/a><\/p>\n
3)\u00a0 Because the media was in love with Obama<\/a><\/p>\n
4)\u00a0 Because he bought it<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Would it be redundant to say my money’s on #4?<\/p>\n
My favorite aspect of the ’08 election, by far, was the irony that McCain, running as a reformer, was shackled to campaign finance reform spending limits that he himself had created.<\/p>\n
Obama, on the other hand, was able to go for the big bucks, outspending McCain 2-to-1<\/a>.\u00a0 I know, the fact that Obama could ignore spending limits after promising not to do so<\/a> perhaps points to #3 as a contributing factor.\u00a0 But it still comes down to the cash, baby<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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