Why Obama Will Win the Presidency

This isn't a biased article, so for those of you who feared that, at ease. This is only the first in a series of upcoming articles about the various candidates and the attributes that will get them to Washington. I feel that in my previous articles, I have been unfair to Mrs. Clinton, so she, Mr. Obama, John McCain, Mitt Romney, John Edwards, and Mike Huckabee will all see similar articles from me shortly.

Now on to the crux of the matter. Thankfully, by the end of the exit polls, the issues took precedence over the candidates' personal qualities by a 19-point margin, 58% to 39%. However, I would like to speak about a quality of Barack that most people dance around frantically: his race. While it's no secret that Barack is biracial, many people are afraid to delve into the real issue: why this is an advantage for him. Many people, black or white, will tell you that Barack has their vote for his message of immediate, radical change. However, is that really the case? Admittedly, the whole reason I got on the Barack wagon in the first place is that I wanted to see a black man in the Oval Office. Jon Stewart articulated my ideas very well (albeit humourously) early in 2007, when Obama first announced his candidacy: "People say that they are proud to have an African-American on the road to Washington. What they want to say is: 'Wow! An articulate black man!'" Now, that is a very crude way to voice an opinion like that, but it is essentially true, like it or not. His race is what catches the eye of millions in the first place, the same way that people pay attention to Hillary for being a woman.

Reason #2 why Barack will become the next President of the United States: He is an excellent public speaker. For those of you who missed the New Hampshire primaries last night, go look Barack's concession speech up on YouTube. I'm sure it's on there by now. I recently read a Newsvine article that said Barack's speech could be summed up in 3 words: you, I, and we. I disagree. My 3 words are "yes, we can." The speech gets really good toward the end, when Barack gets on the change soapbox: "Time and time again, we have heard from a chorus of cynics that will only grow louder in the weeks and months to come. They have told us we cannot do it, that we cannot deliver the kind of change that I stand for, and that we are giving America false hope. Ladies and gentlemen, in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope." Powerful. Every time I see Obama speak, I am reminded why he would have my vote if I were old enough to do so. Unlike Senator McCain, who read robotically from the prepared victory speech on his podium probably composed by someone else, Mr. Obama speaks confidently, without stumbling over his words and looking many voters in the eye as he does so. Though his speech may be prepared, Barack does not appear to have it in close proximity, and it may be written by someone else, but he speaks with a conviction and a fire that convinces me that the words leaving his mouth are of his own design.

In a recent poll, it was determined that 2 out of 3 Americans were dissatisfied with the Bush administration and would rather see a Democrat in office in 2008. This news, coupled with the extensive press coverage of the Democrats recently, convinces me that, more likely than not, a Democrat will become president in 2008. And due also to Obama's increasing popularity and powerfully moving message of fundamental change, I am led to believe that Barack Obama will become the next President of the United States.

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