No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of their fellow man. Obama's different and well... charismatic. He's not Bush and that all that matters to a lot of our fellow Americans. The only question left to be answered is whether its the majority of them.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus