I’m looking for a name to describe the hyper-partisan, energetic, and youthful masses that have so quickly coalesced around Obama, turning him into “the world’s biggest celebrity”. In contrast to the McCain campaign, where various Republican groups have not so much coalesced as coagulated around the candidate, Obama’s campaign seems to have created a veritable movement, much as the Reagan Revolution reinvigorated the Republican Party. Just as Reagan built a coalition of varied interests by capitalizing on an unpopular President and a disaffected public, Obama is doing the same. In doing so he is creating an ideology and movement that will affect politics for years to come.
Entries categorized as ‘Election 2008’
What’s in a Name?
July 31, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Categories: Election 2008
Tagged: blogosphere, Election 2008, Obama