Obamania has hit the world. The swearing in of Barack Obama has aroused hopes of a better future not just in America but around the world. In many ways Mr. Obama is the perfect face of the change that every American hopes of. The reasons for the phenomenal success of Barack Obama are many. Firstly, the poor performance of the Bush administration preceding Mr Obama lead to a general feeling of discontent and want of change among the citizens of the US. It has been seen in the past in different democracies that a poor performance by one administration is often the reason for the electoral success of another government, a new government, a government that promises change. Same holds true in this case as well. The poor performance of the preceding bush administration contributed a great deal to the success of Barack Obama. The fact that Mr Obama represented the change better than anybody else could, further strengthened his case. The swearing in of Barack Obama as the president of the US , The first African American president of the United States of America, definitely would be a change incomparable to any other event. Add to that the quality to deliver exceptional public speeches that connect with the listeners, speeches with great content, speeches that arouse hope and speeches that promise change. The result, Mr Barack Obama, now President Obama has made history to become the first African American president of the United States of America.
What remains to be seen however is that , will the Obama administration be able to live up to the vast expectations of people from all around the world. There would be an immense pressure of expectations on him and he would have to work hard to live up to them. Also Mr Obama would have to make the people understand that it would take time to get out of the mess that they are currently in. People hoping that Mr. Obama would be able to pull of something magical to improve the prevailing conditions would also have to be made to understand that this will not be the case. All in all there are some tough times ahead for President Obama, and it remains to be seen whether he will be successful in dealing with them or not. The one thing that would make matters easier for him is the quality of being able to connect with people.
