Anytime the status quo isn't going so good, "hope and change" is the basic platform the opposition party runs on. The strange part here is that 2008 is the first time since 1952 that the White House has had no incumbents whatsoever.
The best examples of these platforms being used would be the Republicans taking the White House from Jimmy Carter after a single term in 1980, and the Democrats doing so to George H. Bush in 1992.
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Originally Posted by Valentine
People talk about Obama's race first, because as a politician they have no idea what he is going to do. He is for "Hope" and "Change." Can anyone tell me what the heck that means, because he certainly isn't. I'm for "Hope" and "Change" too. I hope I find a winning lottery ticket and I need to change my diaper. I also hope that his "Hope" and "Change" are different than mine.
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Personally, although I find that Barack Obama is certainly a well-spoken man who is going places in life, I just can't agree with his politics.
On the other hand, even Ronald Reagan himself started out as a Democrat before the party of AuH20 (Barry Goldwater, who was succeeded in the Senate by none other than John McCain) wised him up in 1962.