“I came here because I deeply believe in America…Let’s dream America anew again byShe explains that Obama is the best solution to the problem in America. They both believed that by doing this they can gain support of the people in Iowa, to benefit Obama in the caucus in January to help him recover the numbers he is losing according to polls. Although the rallies were believed to be a success some people still believed that it wasn’t enough. Some people believed that he needed to wait his turn considering how young his political profile was. One person said,
supporting Barrack Obama” (Roug and Mehta).
“just because Oprah is campaigning is not going to persuade my vote, same asShe was seen as a person trying to flower up Obama, a person who desperately needs some support to catch up wtih Hillary.
Barbara Streisand campaigning for Hillary…you can’t do things because a
celebrity says so” (Rough and Mehta).
I found this article interesting because some people believed that Obama was effective in having Oprah come along with him to campaign in Iowa, especially for the reason of gaining more supporters to help him the democratic caucus at Iowa in January. I personally thought it was effective to have Oprah with him, even with the joke that was made about having Oprah being the vice president for Obama as president. She helped people realize that he is the one. She made remarks about Hillary, to saying that she’s not asking people what to think but to think that Obama is the best candidate, and I personally agree too. Although some argue that he has very little experience, but I believe we need a change, maybe a new direction. Although some believe that this campaign was saw as Obama shadowing Oprah, she has helped people see what Obama truly stands for.
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I do not know if Oprah will really have that great of an affect on the voting population. I think for the most part if people want to vote for or against Obama they will, I think for the most part people are just interested in what Oprah is doing.
Oprah is a very powerful person, and many people will undoubtedly want to hear what she has to say. She will probably influence some voters who do not have very strong political beliefs, but overall, I think that most people who participate in the primaries have their own beliefs regardless of what Oprah has to say.
Oprah is really influential however, i don't think that she could do much to help Obama other than getting more attention. i think if Obama is going to win, he must do it himself.
I'm glad to see that the people you mentioned in your post were not really affected at all by what Oprah had to say. Judging by the way we seem to worship every little thing celebrities do today, I assumed that a bunch of stupid people would just follow her every word, so it is good to see we still have a little bit of free will left in us.
I don't really watch the Oprah show too often. However, many people do watch the show, and if not, they admire her. She is defintly an influential leader and I am glad she is representing Obama, who i am personally leaning towards out of all the Democratic candidates.
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