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  • While McCain and Obama -- the old veteran and reformer and the young community organizer and "hopemonger" -- have very clear differences, there is a clear similarity in their approach.

    Andrei Cherny: NH Report, 1/6: The Next Campaign 2008

  • This looks like Obama is weak, (like he is) and "the party" don't want that stigma attached to the "hopemonger" ....

    Schneider: Will West Virginia keep Clinton alive? 2008

  • During Obama's speech on C-Span, he said that people have been deriding his vision, and calling him a "hopemonger".

    Zogby Poll Shows Shrinking NH Leads For Hillary And McCain 2009

  • Again, contrast this with President Obama who, after running for two years as a "hopemonger," has received criticism from across the political spectrum for feeding the public a fairly steady diet of fear in his first few weeks in office that has been offset by far too little hope and optimism.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • Again, contrast this with President Obama who, after running for two years as a "hopemonger," has received criticism from across the political spectrum for feeding the public a fairly steady diet of fear in his first few weeks in office that has been offset by far too little hope and optimism.

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • On the stump, Obama moves past hope - CHICAGO - The "hopemonger" is gone.

    memeorandum 2008

  • On the stump, Obama moves past hope - CHICAGO - The "hopemonger" is gone.

    memeorandum 2008

  • That they have more arrows in their quiver to fire at Obama, charges they believe will cast doubt on the hopemonger, raising the specter (terrifying to many Democrats) that John McCain and the Republican machine will make mincemeat of him.

    Linklets: Superheroes, Supervillians - Swampland - TIME.com 2008

  • The hopemonger has in fact delivered that which he so tirelessly mongered.

    Ross Hyzer: Thanks for Nothing 2009

  • But politics is a dirty business (even for the hopemonger).

    Obama Reaffirms Support For Same-Sex Unions 2009

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