In the 2008 election, Americans felt disillusioned by the Bush administration’s war in Iraq, and by the financial crisis that erupted two months before the vote. Obama was an attractive young candidate who spoke well and projected a sense of hope for the future.
在2008年选举中，美国人一方面对布什政府的伊拉克战争感到幻灭，在距正式投票还有两个月的时候又遭遇了金融危机。而奥巴马又是如此能言善辩并投射出某种对未来的希望。很显然，这就是他为何以魅力著称的原因。