Man vs Movement

I have been intently following the US presidential elections since Joe Biden, being the first to do so, announced his intentions to seek the Dems nomination. Since then the kamuthonjo (a clique) has congregated many a time and because the polls are in favor of my predictions i'm due to collect from Kangethe and Co. come November 5th.

My accurate (i can claim that now) forcast has not just been based on luck and a nag for making a quick buck, it is the ability to identify a force much larger than the usual politico that has shaped my ideas and opened my views.

Why will Barack Obama gain the title of POTUS over John McCain?

John McCain /Sarah Palin campaign does not realize that they are not running against a presidential candidate but rather a movement that seeks to vote in its leader as president.  

Obama is not just your usual presidential candidate person, he has taken a totally new identity; a brand,  a true representative of the people's day to day needs, wants and aspirations. 

He has identified with the core of every american living in this day and time and has addressed much of what we don't openly admit to the fear of being called weak. 

I can imagine telling my kids of a fella with a funny name who run for the highest office in the land by offering Hope to its great citizen. 

I don't condemn those who don't buy it, come to think of it, on paper this does seem to be straight out of the snake-oil salesman's handbook, then again he must be a really good salesman because not one iota of slander seems to stick. I don't know if i should give credit to the citizen who seem to have figured out the ridiculous claims or to John McCain who for his age should be very wise and should not have made some very puzzling decisions during the phase of the campaign.

With that I foresee a few new dictionary entries not too far from now: 

Obama: verb  the act of a true underdogs ability to achieve success with great measure without the use of fear mongering and deception

Bush: noun one who influences others by use of fear and wmd's ..or wait that is also known as a scarecrow.

now let me go collect