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Okay, I was always going to vote for the democratic candidate and I chose Obama as my candidate back in February, but the talking heads keep saying, "But can 'regular' people relate to him? Is he one of us?" (pause for teeth gnashing here).
I for one am feeling like I can relate more to Obama than any other candidate I can remember in my 37 years of voting. First there was the car he drives -- a Ford Escape hybrid. "Cool!" I thought when I heard this, "that's what WE drive, too!" Then there was Michelle's speech at the convention when she described the sloooow drive home from the hospital with their newborn. Who doesn't remember the same slow drive in their own experience? Then this afternoon, I was watching Obama's appearance on the Letterman show and he talked about the trip to the Chicago Field museum when he was ten and how the shrunken heads made the biggest impression on him. Well, my fifth grade class went on a field trip there way back when, and I, too, remember the shrunken heads as the most awesome thing I saw there that day.
I think anyone who takes the time to see and hear Obama, no matter what age, gender, or race, is able to relate to him because of these little commonalities. Anyone else feeling this way, too?
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