aberrant85
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Based solely on good graphic design, I think Obama was able to market himself better than his competitors in 2008 and 2012, and may have helped his elections. Graphic designers understand that good design can go a long way.
Do you think design was relevant in electing Barack Obama twice?
No, I think Obama is a master of bull**** and clever as a cat when it comes to being elected. Plus, I think McCain and Romney were poor, not competitive choices. I happen to hold McCain in high regard, Romney, not so much.
The trouble is that politics and ability and truths are unrelated. Look at the Carter election if you doubt me. He was a goof but he ran (or someone did) a brilliant campaign against a weaker competitor.
I'm an advocate of Meritocracy which is almost diametrically opposite of Democracy.
But graphics? Ummmm. Not really.
If anyone votes for any candidate based on their graphics...they're stupid as a stick.
Indeed, most who vote for Obama fell for numerous lies.
Indeed, most who vote for Obama fell for numerous lies.
Not in any significant way I don't think. Demographics and a good campaign by Obama vs a poor one by Romney where the ones that really mattered.
I agree.
The only thing that got him elected in 2008 was the fact that he was black. Graphic design had nothing whatsoever to do with it.
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Based solely on good graphic design, I think Obama was able to market himself better than his competitors in 2008 and 2012, and may have helped his elections. Graphic designers understand that good design can go a long way.
Do you think design was relevant in electing Barack Obama twice?
It took 10 posts people. We can all go home now. Thread's done.
Based solely on good graphic design, I think Obama was able to market himself better than his competitors in 2008 and 2012, and may have helped his elections. Graphic designers understand that good design can go a long way.
Do you think design was relevant in electing Barack Obama twice?
Romney learned a painful lesson in why you cannot let the other guy define you before you define yourself.
It's the reality of the situation, Obama's administration ran on a very racist platform, trying to get out the black and minority vote so they could say they voted for the first black President.
That very fact caused a lot of other problems in the same election, such as Prop 8's passage in California. Obama's strategy was directly responsible.
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Based solely on good graphic design, I think Obama was able to market himself better than his competitors in 2008 and 2012, and may have helped his elections. Graphic designers understand that good design can go a long way.
Do you think design was relevant in electing Barack Obama twice?
that and along with Romney thought he would win just because he wasn't Obama. He really IMO didn't give anyone a valid reason to vote for him outside he wasn't Obama.
It's the reality of the situation, Obama's administration ran on a very racist platform, trying to get out the black and minority vote so they could say they voted for the first black President. That very fact caused a lot of other problems in the same election, such as Prop 8's passage in California. Obama's strategy was directly responsible.
That certainly played into it. However, the number one part of any campaign is explaining why you are "one of us" and the other guy is "not one of us". So much of political rhetoric is about doing that. Look for example at two classic republican talking points, the "liberal elite" and democrats as "takers''. That is nothing more than trying to set up democrats as not one of us. Democrats counter with republicans as the party of rich white men.
What Obama did was define Romney as this rich guy who did not understand or care about about problems facing regular folks. Romney never recovered from that.
The only thing that got him elected in 2008 was the fact that he was black.
Yes, politics has become a lie-filled, negative procedure. It only takes one lie to make a "liar" and both parties have told outrageous lies so trying to pick the "least liar" is very difficult.
Not in any significant way I don't think. Demographics and a good campaign by Obama vs a poor one by Romney where the ones that really mattered.