The media was saying exactly the same thing about Mario Cuomo after his exceptional keynote speech during the Dims '84 convention. He seemingly came out of nowhere & said exactly what the dims wanted to hear 'cause they were desperate, just like now.
He got alot of mileage out of that one speech, but in the end one speech got him nowhere. Just like this guy.
People just do not like liberals.
Mario had a 'cosa nostra' problem in his background; Mario also had NO appeal West of the Hudson.
This guy Obama, if he doesn't have baggage (ie slips back to crack or something) has a charisma that is not regional...he is worth keeping an eye on....
..here's your nightmare scenario...Hitlary wins the nomination in '08 and picks Obama as her running mate - he's only 46 at the time, and is primed for either '12 or '14.