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Although there was a marked departure between his image before the campaign (likeable, sharp, thoughtful) and during (crotchety, confused, dismissive),
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All brought on by the slant in which he was portrayed by the media. He was their darling (likeable, sharp, thoughtful) back when he was a moderate senator portrayed as standing up (maverick) to the conservative "right wing", but when he actually became the nominee for the republicans, he was portrayed as an old fogey (crotchety, confused, dismissive).
He was always all of those things - see quotes from the past, but they loved him before and demonized him now - all for political expediency. He fell right into it by pandering to the right during the primaries, But, that's the name of the game, do and say what you have to for your side to win.
Obama has been "talking" a moderate bi-partisan game during the general election, now he can show if he will walk the walk or if he will revert to his leftist leanings of the primaries.
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