Hardly. As I said, I don't think the "Messiah" level of hysteria has been seen since perhaps JFK.

Sure he's fairly popular, in Europe this is only because he replaced the lord of darkness, in America he isn't even that popular if you compare him to Reegan...

They did have the snazzy marketing campaign, better soundbytes, and a better speaker,

So did Bush vs Gore... partys with the better marketing campaign and better off the others often win... our politics is based to much on charisma but this isn't a new Obama problem...

The right didn't create the Obamamessiah perception...

Well 95% of the time i heard that phrase used it is by a right winger, the other 5% would be some sarcastic leftys...

The thing some people see Obama as a symbol of hope for the future... in other words they are optimistic about what he can do for the country...

Like people often are when they elect politicians close to thier political views...

The whole Obamessiah is the creation the right who can't fathom any other reason how they could have lost...