Perhaps it would take a longer time to imagine a president that does not look anything like any figures of The Constitution. A President, who's ancestors had to fight for their own civil rights, seems like such a paradigm. For many an old fashioned American, this may seem a little difficult to get used to. For younger Americans, it seems that Mr. Obama may come across as the obvious answer and that may explain much of the excitement and perhaps added appeal.
It will surely be interesting to see what Obamas decisions will be when it comes to foreign and domestic terrorism and detainee policy. This will likely be a fairly galvanizing issue allowing some of the more liberal Obama supporters to waiver.
It's interesting to think that Biden will also finally have a closer connection to the white house thanks to this seemingly random newcomer.
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