1.0Idol Chatterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatterDouglas Howehttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/author/dhoweThe Real Reason Obama Winsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="xlScPyKhjM"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/11/the-real-reason-obama-wins.html">The Real Reason Obama Wins</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/idolchatter/2008/11/the-real-reason-obama-wins.html/embed#?secret=xlScPyKhjM" width="600" height="338" title="“The Real Reason Obama Wins” — Idol Chatter" data-secret="xlScPyKhjM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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48 years ago, there was a national Presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Those who heard it on the radio believed that Nixon won. Those who saw it on TV hailed Kennedy as the winner. Kennedy then became the last sitting U.S. Senator to win an election until this year. Now here…