"As people begin to learn about this just-arrived pretender, the magic dissipates"
Barack Obama is like a pair of shoes from Prada. He looks good until you scuff him:
He spent six weeks in Pennsylvania. Outspent Hillary more than 2 to 1. Ran close to 10,000 television ads — spending more than anyone in any race in the history of the state — and lost by 10 points.
And not because he insufficiently demagogued NAFTA or the other “issues.” It was because of those “distractions” — i.e., the things that most reveal character and core beliefs.