"His glamour makes it easy to imagine that a President Obama would dissolve differences, abolish hard choices, and achieve political consensus—or that he’s a stealth candidate who will translate his vague platform into a mandate for whatever policies you the voter happen to support."
I am generally dismissive of this sort of Obama critique, mostly finding them to be thinly veiled rephrasings of the "shallow" or "inexperienced" trope, but Postrel seems a little closer to the bone, if slightly overreaching - I'd be more than a little surprised if, as she predicts, the failure of Obama's face to "make America’s worries disappear, and... eliminate political disagreements" will lead to his supporters to "feel disappointed, even betrayed."
More compelling, however, is her elegant assessment that glamour beats at the heart of the Obama candidacy, and it spurs on both its supporters and dectractors alike.
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