I keep hearing and reading in comments and quips "What HOPE and CHANGE is Obama talking about?" Here it is in a Houston Cronicle post:
Questions for Obama supporters - Houston Cronicle
To most avid Obama supporters, we know what he is talking about and many of us have tried to communicate it to people who seem unreceptive at best. I'm taking one more stab at it below the fold and would ask others to contribute.
Obama has said over and over again the only way real CHANGE has occured in America has been from the ground up, when enough people come together to overthrow the entrenched status quo and he is stating a historical fact when he says this.
The status quo and special interests almost always get their way but their hold on our government has always been weak. They only get their way when only half of us show up to vote and that half is divided and pitted against each other to keep us in a constant state of partisan gridlock.
Obama is changing that by giving us HOPE, bringing many new people into the process and reaching out to Independents and Reagan Democrats to build a governing coalition that doesn't need a magic wand to push aside the special interests. Obama has inspired the largest grassroots movement in American Political history with the most volunteers, the largest donor base, and by winning the most votes in the most states, and he has managed this massive movement with great care and competence.
Because of this Barack Obama has the best chance to win November in a landslide by winning all the states John Kerry won plus New Mexico, Missouri, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, Colorado and Virginia, giving him a governing coalition and mandate to push the special interests aside and repair the damage caused by the Bush administration.
Survey USA Election Polls
This is the very HOPE and CHANGE which is actually happening now as Obama sweeps 11 contests in a row with early voting in Texas indicating the tangible realization of the HOPE and CHANGE Obama has been talking about.
Early Voting in Texas Strongly Favors Obama - Houston Cronicle
Please let me know if this is clear or if you have suggestions?