Best of The Streak: Obama’s Magnetic Ways

First appeared April 29, 2008

Battered by his performance among the regular folk of Pennsylvania and Ohio, Barack Obama’s campaign is working hard in North Carolina and Indiana to fight any suggestion that he is elitist.

And what better way to say “I’m not a snob” than with a car magnet, the automobile adornment of the masses.

Perfect for the back of the minivan, alongside that soccer ball and yellow ribbon, the 5-inch “Vote for Change” magnet is free to anyone who contributes $15 or more by midnight Wednesday — when the April fund-raising will be tallied and scrutinized by pundits for possible signs of weakness.

It’s a clever strategy. Everybody likes free stuff. More importantly — it’s a step up from the bumper sticker. If things don’t work out for Obama, the magnet can come right off.

Now that the roller coaster that was 2008 has come to an end, we thought it would be fun to look back at some of our most popular, thought-provoking and entertaining posts from The Streak over the past year. This post was chosen by TWI staff as one of the most memorable of 2008.