Of late, reporters have been asking more pointed questions about Senator Obama's specific proposals and policies should he be elected president. Such scrutiny is appropriate and welcome. It speaks to the Senator's increased stature and to the real likelihood that he will win.
Underneath the questioning, though, is an implication that Obama supporters are unduly swayed by his charisma, and that his gullible followers are swept up in a cult of personality that lacks substance. There is the implicit argument...
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