A lot of friends and family have been asking me what it is about Barack Obama that makes me want to vote for him. He hasn't run a policy driven campaign. He's supposedly "inexperienced" and young (for a presidential candidate anyways.) I basically argued that he's "got Elvis", that pure unadulterated charisma that could excite the electorate. Which sounds like a really vain and stupid reason to vote for someone. However, DHinMI, a front pager at Dailykos, has taken all my fancy brain thoughts and added nuance to what I am actually thinking.

This is maybe the most important difference between a ticket led by Barack Obama and one headed up by Hillary Clinton. As I said above, I think Hillary Clinton will win if she's our nominee. But I believe Barack Obama could win in a landslide.

It's Super Bowl night, so allow me a football analogy. For the last 30 years or so, we've been stuck in our own territory, and the other team has had the ball. Occasionally, like in the Clinton years, we get slightly better field position. But we've been on defense since the last days of the Carter administration. It's time we throw downfield and get in the end zone.

The American public wants change. They hate George W. Bush. They hate the political gridlock—AKA Republican obstructionism, even if they don’t realize that's the problem in Congress—and they want new leadership. They will vote for Clinton. But I believe many of them will embrace Obama. And the difference between a Clinton win at 53% and an Obama win at 58% is probably 12-15 extra members of Congress, and maybe another 3-6 Democratic Senators.

(Emphasis Mine) He goes on to explain a bunch of other reasons that are just as valid. I think this election could be a turning point. Barrack just excites the shit out of people, particularly young people. The youth vote has trippled pretty much everywhere he runs. And that is INSANE.

So, I'm going out and caucusing for Elvis on Tuesday. I ask that you do the same. Email me if you need convincing.