Quote Originally Posted by LittleGrizzly View Post
then all the conspiracy theories are wrong, then.....

yes its the unfortunate thing about CT's they are glamorous and entertaining but when it comes to facts they seem to fail...

Besides considering the sucess of Obama i find it hard to believe he would need to cheat to win...
Obama played hardball to secure the Dem nomination (which in S Chicago was tantamount to election) for State Senate in 1996. The incumbent hand-picked him as her successor to try for a HoR seat, but after losing the nomination herself she wanted him to step aside and let her get her old seat back. Obama's team, supposedly, got her and his other nomination rivals knocked off the ballot by invalidating signatures supporting each of his opponent's candidacies. This is NOT cheating, by any means, but it is gaming the system to advantage.

He does not have a "cheater" reputation, but anyone who assumes he's above political rough and tumble hasn't looked at his record.