What Kind of Person Likes Obama

Someone wrote to ask me today if everything was alright because I hadn’t posted on my daily blog in six days. I was surprised and happy to hear that someone had even noticed. This makes me think about the nature of Obama supporters. I certainly don’t want to categorize any one type of group, but it does pose an interesting question. What type of person is a Barack Obama supporter? I have to admit, I like to think that the profile would include the following characteristics: authentic, down to earth, intelligent, caring, politically conscious, civic minded, socially sensitive, etc. etc. But truly….what about the person who is average or below average intelligence…who may not know anything about politics, perhaps has not even cared enough to vote, who might be spacey and flighty, self-centered or even lazy? Is that person not able to respond to a Presidential candidate like Obama? Just thinking about it made me laugh. That’s exactly why I care so much for this man….he’s humble and he’s magnanimous, all at the same time. No one is left out. At least, not if they are human.