Originally posted by Zeal Ex Nihilo
You're so full of shit that it hurts. The reason that Obama is popular? He's charismatic. He's a good-looking guy. He's not Republican.Those are the main factors that give Obama popularity, especially with the idiot college students who have been suckled off the teat of the f*cktard media whores for the past eight years.
Anyone who is "disgusted by Palin's comments" because she uses the term "Joe Sixpack" is retarded and looking for an excuse to hate her. Go back to the Huffington Post.
You are both forgetting one major factor of his popularity.
His "blackness".
As much as people(democrats, African Americans, and Obama fanatics) may not want to admit or focus on, his half blackness is a major factor of his popularity. It is only one of about four major factors, though. Subtract his blackness and I highly doubt he would have beaten Hilary, seriously. He can keep his smart brain, "charismatic" speaking, intelligent foreign policy, etc, but take away his blackness, and we wouldn't be where we are today.
There's something psychological going on with voters when it comes to Obama. He IS electable based on his campaign platforms. But something about him being black AND electable has got people excited over him. Hell, I'm quite excited myself that we will have the first black man in the oval office. I was the one in my government class, back in the late 90s, that said the first black president would have to be abnormally smart, talk and dress like a rich white guy, and be significantly better than his opponent. I was/am pretty much right on all accounts.
I abhor racism and this is one way I get to say "**** you, racist ***holes" to the racists. (Sadly, I know more racists than I'd like.)
So, yeah, his blackness helps too. In DK's word, "let's not pretend Obama is in his position for [only]... his ideas and abilities."