Going back to Dole v Clinton, I have accurately predicted each U.S. Presidential Election. I am undefeated. I am ready to make my prediction for 2008… Barack Obama, or barack HUSSEIN obama as the Republichristians like to call him.
Up until now, the knock on him is that he has been too dedicated to his home church, which is a bonus if you ask this pastor. He is younger, a new face, a great communicator and his opponent in the fall is none of these things. Not that it matters in American politics anymore, but I believe his positions on the issues are more in tune with where the majority of Americans are.
But none of these are the main reason.
From my perspective (a 15.1″ non-glare MacBook Pro screen), Obama is owning McCain. I spent some time lately on each candidate’s site and if the web department for each campaign were to fight MMA style, Obama’s camp would win by knocking out McCain’s at the starting glove tap. McCain’s website with its gigantic fonts, single color (blue), and grainy images looks like it was made by Uncle Ron’s Web Design in a strip mall in Boise, Idaho. Obama’s site is designed with the advanced digital age in mind. There are logos, widgets, syndicated feeds, even a Twitter account to keep his supporters rallied. I even found this gem of a graphic for the proud, Obama-supporting Republicans to flash where they please. The desktop wallpapers also impress and if I weren’t apolitical myself, I might just sport one because of the intricate use of layering and color styles. Its all very much the definition of Web 2.0 and running it all for him is Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes.
Polling numbers, even though they are unreliable at best, seem to agree that the younger generation is showing interest in this election like never before, and that helps Obama in a big way. While pundits and TV/radio blowhards will want to talk about fringe issues and make silly “guilt-by-associations” out of this election, common sense and a bit of pop culture intellect show me that we the people will have a President Barack Obama come 2009… or President barack HUSSIEN obama if you are a Republichristian.
McCain’s website tells me that it’s designed for the older, less internet savvy crowd, basically old money who barely can turn on a computer. I think you may be right on this one. Obama seems to have the upper hand. Many republichristians aren’t exactly thrilled with McCain, including myself, but I’ll probably vote the lesser of 2 evils, which in my estimation is McCain.
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