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David Brooks on Obama Comedown Syndrome
"The afflicted had already been through the phases of Obama-mania — fainting at rallies, weeping over their touch screens while watching Obama videos, spending hours making folk crafts featuring Michelle Obama’s face. These patients had experienced intense surges of hope-amine, the brain chemical that fuels euphoric sensations of historic change and personal salvation."
How do you keep the music playing? Why can't the magic ever last?
This isn't to say that his electoral strength, at least among Democrats, is coming down. As Brooks notes, "some invisible connection seems to persist."
"The afflicted had already been through the phases of Obama-mania — fainting at rallies, weeping over their touch screens while watching Obama videos, spending hours making folk crafts featuring Michelle Obama’s face. These patients had experienced intense surges of hope-amine, the brain chemical that fuels euphoric sensations of historic change and personal salvation."
How do you keep the music playing? Why can't the magic ever last?
This isn't to say that his electoral strength, at least among Democrats, is coming down. As Brooks notes, "some invisible connection seems to persist."
