Obama Gets Endorsement (Sort of) From Freakonomics Author
Freakonomics author Steven Levitt, who has always contended that he is not into politics, has given an half-endorsement to Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the 2008 presidential election.
Levitt, who lives in Illinois and is a professor at the esteemed University of Chicago (which counts Obama among its many well-known alum), read Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope," and highly recommends it to his readers. Levitt admits that he does not agree with all of Obama's political views, but if he can campaign as well as he writes he'll be president for sure.
With the charisma and charm of Bobby Kennedy and the honesty and humility of... hmmm, no politicians to compare him to here, Obama should be considered a front-runner for 2008, especially with Hillary Clinton having a built-in enemy base in the midwest and much of the south.
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Levitt, who lives in Illinois and is a professor at the esteemed University of Chicago (which counts Obama among its many well-known alum), read Obama's book, "The Audacity of Hope," and highly recommends it to his readers. Levitt admits that he does not agree with all of Obama's political views, but if he can campaign as well as he writes he'll be president for sure.
With the charisma and charm of Bobby Kennedy and the honesty and humility of... hmmm, no politicians to compare him to here, Obama should be considered a front-runner for 2008, especially with Hillary Clinton having a built-in enemy base in the midwest and much of the south.
Freakonomics Blog » If Barack Obama is as good a politician as he is a writer, he will soon be President