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Om ni någon gång i livet vill analysera ett tal finns Obamas tal på valnatten återgivet här i både text och video.

"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America - I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you - we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who wont agree with every decision or policy I make as President, and we know that government cant solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And above all, I will ask you join in the work of remaking this nation the only way its been done in America for two-hundred and twenty-one years - block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand."

Amerikanerna själva verkar köpa resonemanget, men jag undrar om en ledares övertygelse kan få ett folk att enas kring ett gemensamt mål. Det kommer i alla fall att vara ett intressant ämne för studier...