Obama effect

Obama Effect

A term used to describe any among several phenomena associated with the 2008 U.S. Presidential election and the candidacy of Barack Obama.

"The Obama effect in Park Cities" http://www.offthekuff.com/mt/archives2/2008/10/012568.html
Kos brings word of a fascinating poll in one of the wealthier areas of Dallas.
Texas Rep. Dan Branch commissioned a Baselice & Associates poll of his district the week after the Republican convention, and what he found was surprising. While McCain was enjoying a national "Palin bounce," District 108 wasn't feeling the love. Branch's poll found that 47 percent of voters planned to pull the lever for Obama, only 45 percent for McCain.

"Measuring the Obama effect" http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/02/measuring_the_obama_effect_1.html
"Barack Obama is claiming that he has vastly expanded the Democratic electorate. The Illinois senator has pointed to his ability to attract "huge numbers" of independents and Republicans as one of his main advantages over Hillary Clinton, who appeals to more traditional Democratic voters."

"The Obama effect" http://www.thenation.com/doc/20071231/younge
"Obama is the most prominent figure in what has been cast as a new generation in black politics. It's an illustrious list that includes, to name a few, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, former Tennessee Congressman and Democratic Leadership Council chair Harold Ford Jr., Maryland Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty. As the civil rights movement forced open the doors of academe, corporate America and elite universities, this new generation strode through. Booker is a graduate of Yale Law School and a Rhodes scholar; Obama went to Columbia and Harvard law; Patrick and Brown were at Harvard. Ford was at the University of Pennsylvania."

"Obama effect compared to the Bradley Effect" http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?azshow_mesg&forum132&topic_id7373118&mesg_id7373180
A potential difference between the way voters in the 2008 presidential election respond to surveys and polls and the way they might actually vote. Specifically, an effect in which a greater percentage of voters will select Barack Obama on election day than have demonstrated support in surveys and polls.
It has been suggested that voters who publicly support John McCain or other candidates and who decline to admit their admiration of Barack Obama, may in the privacy of the voting place decide to vote for him.

Compare to: "Bradley Effect". http://en. .org/wiki/Bradley_effect

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