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Did Obama’s sex appeal help him win?

Published: 08 November, 2008, 06:39

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He's cool, charismatic and sexy! Americans seem to be collectively swooning over Barack Obama. And, while it's his policies that have primarily attracted them, some haven't been shy about admitting they find America's President-elect fetching.

Of course, the economy, the war, and the environment were on people's minds when they went to cast their ballots.

But while John McCain was grilled on foreign policy matters and the economy, Barack Obama’s sexuality was even a topic of discussion on popular TV shows.



 

 

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