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Has There Ever Been A More Popular Politician Worldwide Than Obama??

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    kingtiger wrote: »
    Nelson Mandela would definitely take the crown
    Remmy wrote: »
    JFK maybe? He was pretty well loved.
    J.F.K. Gets my vote
    Probably the two best known and popular politicians worldwide while still alive I would say. The Kennedys' reputation is somewhat tarnished by subsequent revelations, but JFK was hugely charismatic in his day.

    Obama is personable, and that has added to his following; he also represents a historic landmark for the US in particular and to some extent on the wider world stage.

    Add to which the Republicans' usual ability to shoot themselves in the ass on every conceivable and inconceivable occasion.

    That said, personally I hoped for more from Obama. He has by no means been a bad president, and he has had to deal with recession and political obstructionism, but he has been more lacklustre than I expected and hoped for.

    Unless he can up his game in the second half, I suspect that history will record his presidency as a historic landmark rather than as one of the greats.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,386 ✭✭✭Killer Wench


    Probably not but simply because social media wasn't as expansive, intrusive, and global as it is now.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 135 ✭✭caste_in_exile


    So I think a lot of it is to do with Obama and his personal popularity, am I right? :

    that depiction of the modern family, with some good looking girls around him probably wins over the image of romneys stale 50s brylcreem boy image which I'm in favour of but I think some politics may be involved.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,041 ✭✭✭who the fug


    Two of my heroes LBJ and Nixon got a 60% margin, to put all this Obama hype in persective


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,078 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    Has There Ever Been A More Popular Politician Worldwide Than Obama??

    Tony Blair was a very popular politician Worldwide back in the late 90s . . .

    Couldn't stand him myself though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,758 ✭✭✭Laois_Man


    Almost every Government in the World kisses the _ass of whoever has just been (re)elected US President.

    Obama is not a great politician. But he is a superb orrator and there's nobody better at delivering empty rhetoric. His success in this election had as much to do with the Republicans struggles to nominate a half decent opponent as anything else!


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