Sunday Musings

On occasion, something happens on the campaign trail that strikes me as curious. A couple of months ago, it was Senator Obama's campaign airplane.

This time around, my curiosity is focused on one of his posters.


First off, they are very Obama-centric (i.e. not just "Vote for Obama", but "Vote for Obama, and here's who he is in case you don't recognize him"). In recent history, it's not very common for presidential candidates to put their faces on their posters.

Second, it's curious how Senator Obama portrays himself on his own campaign posters. The posters bears a stylistic resemblance to a Che Guevara poster.


It's an odd move for someone who has been trying to:

• Woo moderates
• Convince independents that he's not too radical
• Woo unsatisfied Republicans into his camp
• Generally convince all Americans that he is not scary.

After all, according to Time Magazine, Che Guevara remains to this day a "potent symbol" of rebellion, revolution, and radicalism.

Simply a curious thing to do. Slightly concerning, but mainly curious.