But didn’t everyone in the nation already know who McCain was? The guy’s been around for decades, was never media shy, etc.
I think Obama won simply because of the enthusiasm he generated on the campaign trail with his well-spoken message of hope and change (even if insincerely held) and people naively liked the idea of voting for the first African American president without questioning his message.
I understand that it took a lot of money to deliver the Obama propaganda but I think the public was ripe for it, and there was little that could be done by McCain and Palin to counter it.
Obama in many ways in history will be considered the Accidental President, and the public (I hope) won’t be twice-fooled by his rhetoric into electing him in the fall for a second term.
No, I think there were millions of younger voters, for example, who never paid attention to politics but were bedazzled by the glitzy venues Obama bought as well as the handlers he hired to go into universities, etc.
A 10:1 advantage in money is huge. What's telling is that McCain lost by only a few points even with his paltry war-chest. If he had believed in fund-raising he would have won handily.
Obama is going to lose this time because he will be struggling a lot more for $.