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Malia and Sasha Obama Start Showing Up In Campaign Ads

Posted: July 3, 2012

Over the years, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have made it their mission to keep their daughters, Malia and Sasha, out of reach from the media.

While that hasn’t exactly changed, Obama appears to be more open to the two making public appearances. In fact, Malia (13) and Sasha (11) have been making public appearances much more frequently lately, and both daughters have even been appearing in campaign ads.

As the Associated Press reports, the reason for this spike in visibility is that Obama’s campaign is using to use his daughters to help “personalize” his image as well has thinking on a range of public policy issues.

Tom Jensen, the director of left-leaning Public Policy Polling, says that, in essence, Malia and Sasha are appearing more often to help boost Obama’s likability.

“Children have a kind of humanizing impact, and that’s really what Obama needs,” Jensen said, as quoted by the Associated Press. “Voters feel like things haven’t changed as much as they wanted. The economy still is not where they wanted it to be. He needs people to vote more on whether they like him or not, regardless of his record of accomplishment.”

Do you think that the decision from the Obama campaign to use Malia and Sasha in ads is a good move?

Category: Politics
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Posted: July 3, 2012
Daniel McCall

By Daniel McCall









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45 Archived Responses to “ Malia and Sasha Obama Start Showing Up In Campaign Ads ”

  1. Although I like the story, it is a poorly written…how about proof reading?

  2. So now we are suppose to vote for someone because they have cute kids? God help us if we have lowered the bar so far on what qualifies as a good reason to vote for a president.

  3. He would do anything to get a vote. Not only does he lie, he puts his children out in the media. I agree about the proof reading of the above article.
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  4. He would do anything to get a vote. Not only does he lie, he puts his children out in the media. I agree about the proof reading of the above article.
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  5. Anonymous
    Jul 3, 2012

    my roomate's ex-wife makes $79/hr on the laptop. She has been out of a job for 9 months but last month her pay was $8641 just working on the laptop for a few hours. Go to this web site CashLazy.*com
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  6. Wendy Smith Hauser Hutchins
    Jul 3, 2012

    Good speaker, white teeth, and now cute kids. Where do I sign up to vote!!!!!

  7. I'm voting for 4 more years of President Obama!

  8. Myss Dymond
    Jul 3, 2012

    Oh please! He isn't the first president who's children were active. Better those innocent girls as opposed to Jenna Bush! You people will find anything to say about this man. Just get over the fact that he is African American already. He is way better then the killer Bush and is cleaning up things. Deal with it!

  9. Cher Bartlett
    Jul 3, 2012

    After being so adament the kids stay in the backgroud, suddenly, he is pimping them to the campaign?
    He and Michelle are really stooping to low levels. If you can't stand on your receord, I guess you can stand on your kids. Sad day.

  10. very cool, good for her

  11. Indrani DasGupta
    Jul 3, 2012

    "Obama’s campaign is using to use his daughters" — what exactly do these words mean? Do you guys actually pay your proofreaders?

  12. Can we really believe this article? The person that wrote it need to be in someone's school. Time something negative is printed about the President there are certain people that are ready to feed off it. All haters please think before you respond.

  13. Dixie Brazil Shook: Tell me if you think the Obamas are the first one that have had their children in a campagin ad? God need to help us from people like you for thinking this is wrong for one man and right for another man. God has no respect of person.

  14. Ok Now they are fairgame.. Obama you put them out there you suffer the same consequences Gov Palen did even though she did not put her kids in ads… Obama you will reap what you sow..I pray that being you loose your job and Michelle and you and the kids go back to Chicago! Vote Romney who was not at Bane when the obama ad are saying he was..The obama campaign lies almost 100 % of the time….

  15. J.w. Hewett
    Jul 3, 2012

    These are beautiful, intelligent girls, who are very well-mannered. we won't see them sticking their tongues out at the guards. I just hope and pray no ill will comes along to harm these daughters. I pray for their parents, too!!!

  16. Children have a humanizing impact, reading into this a little deeper, adults aren't human, yeah, seems to be the case.

  17. No, I am sure it was the kids choice more than the parents in this case.

  18. Sara Mays
    Jul 3, 2012

    Wrong Cher, he said kids are off limits from attacks. Get your facts straight before you start spouting off.

  19. Sara Mays
    Jul 3, 2012

    Why your roommate's ex-wife, why not you and your roommate?

  20. Don't hate! Society did the same thing with previous presidents, used their childrent to humanize the man running for such an important office. Now some citizens of this great country have a problem because this president's children are cute, AA and they are being used the same way. What's good for the other goose is definitely good for this one.

  21. No they haven't stoop to a new low. Why isn't this president given the same priviledges as any other candidate running for this office. Romney is even sporting his kids about, but it's wrong for the AA president to do it. Double standards America, uh…i mean United States. And in this country…people have the liberty to change their minds at will, why not this AA first family 2.

  22. JW…there is no reason in the world this young AAFemale children, should be harmed. Other children have lived in the white house with heavy guards and no harm was brought to them. The President is there in that position because it is God's will, not ours. And last time I heard…there is no better protector, or Shepherd, than He.

  23. Republicans lowered the bar when they voted for Bush, twice.

  24. don't be stupid all your life.

  25. how dumb are you ? anything the man does you try and make it into something . If it had been Romney's children you would be saying oh ! how cute. But because it is Obama he is now pimiping out his children . Every thing the man does you try and put in a negative light . You people need to grow the f—k up .

  26. Cindy Kelly
    Jul 4, 2012

    Wrong SARA, Cher has the facts correct. Obama indicated to keep his children out of the media light. Case in point, when he sent his daughter Malia to Mexico with 25 secret service personnel; Obama killed the information being linked; which was a right thing to do. Cover up for him if you want, but plain and simple he is using his underage children to boost his image. Lamar, big difference between using MINORS vs ADULTS; Romney, Bush, Carter, Bush Sr., Reagan, and Clinton all had ADULT age children. Carter was the last president before Obama to have underage children while President & campaigning. I don't recall Carter having his underage daughter appear in ANY campaign ads.

  27. Anonymous
    Jul 4, 2012

    So now the weasel obama is pushing his kids to try and get votes. This punk will do ANYTHING to get votes.I guess big Moochelle repels people.

  28. Anonymous
    Jul 4, 2012

    Please stop showing your hate. If you can't be respectful, refrain from making disparaging comments. Your comments are a reflection of a lack of decorum and class.

  29. nobody votes on ideology. people vote more on likability of the candidates as has been widely analysed. i believe this very strongly for barrack won b/c he was black and would have lost at one point because he was black as well. issues matter not.

  30. every politician will do whatever it takes to win. than for him to go back to chicago he would use them if that will make him stay in the white house.moralist should stay out of this analysis for they would have done the same if they were in barrack's shoes.

  31. You are so right. God is the greatest protector and He is the one who chooses leaders for His people.

  32. The President isn't black…my hair is. He is a product of an African Male and a Caucasian Female. Never in a million years will this type of mixture create an individual with tar black skin. And he won because…people are sick of the 'good ol' boy regime.' He won because for a 2nd time a president is compassionate about the middle class and their needs, DESPITE their differences. When people can get pass some1's race, religion, sexuality, and other differences in this country, it will become such a better place.

  33. I recall Chelsea Clinton being of high school age Cindy. I would see them in better light than the Bush sisters who were in the news for drunken intoxication. Yes, I will take "cute" minors anyday

  34. Lamar Anderson, well said!!!!

  35. smnalla, name calling? So mature.

  36. Cindy Kelly
    Jul 4, 2012

    Cute minors any day? We have sunken to a new low. No thanks. Keep children out of the spot light.

  37. Cher Bartlett
    Jul 4, 2012

    Michelle stated when she was on the View she wanted the kids shielded from all media. Maybe someone else needs to get the facts right.

  38. Narrow-minded name calling says more about you than about the President and his family. Are you still in school? Sounds like playground analysis, not adult consideration of the facts.

  39. Of course……..drunks are much better!!!

  40. Don't be ignorant. It's not about color, it's about America.

  41. Sara Mays
    Jul 4, 2012

    What does color have to do with this Karen?!! Every president before Obama was white, did you vote for them because of that? You are the ignorant one!

  42. Yes it sure is! children are innocent human beings. They start being dehumanized as soon as they start working in many cases. (not all) That is the problem today people don't treat other people like human beings even outside of work. (not saying people should not be treated humanely at work also, they should be but more and more they are not). That poison can infect peoples personal lives if they don't recognize it for what it is.

  43. The Bush Twins were a little older, so what, everyone needs to party every once in awhiile doesn't matter who you are.