Quote Originally Posted by Milkman
He knows how things work. And also important, is that he is....and older generation, white haired, white guy.
He also brings other things. He was raised in a white middle class family. This may swing some of the votes Obama will need from the same group. He is a skilled debater who uses down to earth language the average Joe can relate with. He is clearly not shy when going on the attack or debunking nonsensical negative attacks. All of these attributes are what the campaign must have to win.

To what degree Obama will be successful in bringing "change" remains to be seen but given his success so far he is quite capable of doing so.