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Although many politicians believe he/she can still be successful without going back to their roots and showing support this is impossible. Citizens and supporters will notice when he/she never visits home. Once again, you want to make the people feel like you never left. A great example of a politician who did not do a good job of this is Al Ullman, who was the chairman of Hows Ways and Means Committee. Although he is no longer in office many of his supporters don’t see why he was not re-elected. The reason for this is because he never went back to his hometown, which was Oregon. His loyal supports back home noticed this and did not like it. Citizens immediately realized he no longer had a home there and hadn’t visited much the past year. This caused a major conflict and is ultimately why Al Ullman did not get re-elected (50). ======

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Lyndon Johnson was a man that did not sit around and wait for things to happen. He wanted to climb the political ladder as quickly as possible. To accomplish this goal, he decided to get to know as many people as possible. While staying at the Dodge, “Lyndon Johnson took four showers. Four times he walked towel-draped to the communal bathroom down along the hall. Four times he turned on the water and lathered up” (Matthews 25). After spending so much time into getting to know people, he soon became Speaker of the “Little Congress.” He focused more on one-on-one relationships which also helped him have a good reputation. Johnson made you feel as if all your problems were the only ones in the world that mattered. To climb the political ladder, he started out with a smaller group of people (the senate), which made him able to gain a higher position. Three years after joining the Senate, he became the Democratic leader (1952). ======

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Powell was considered an avid and devoted member of the Republican party and even contributed money to John McCain’s presidential campaign in 2007. However, in 2008 he publicly announced his support for Barack Obama on national television. The Republican party was outraged and they considered him to be the ultimate traitor. ====== 
 * Watch Colin Powell announce his support for Barack Obama!**


There is no better example of someone using who they know and staying true to their roots than Barack Obama. During the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama used his ties to the academic world to get an edge on the competition. Reconnecting with many of his old friends from Columbia and Harvard did a lot for his campaign. Obama was able to use his academic credentials and friends to convince the nation that his ideas were the best. He also got a lot of help from the new friends that he made. One of the most powerful women in the world, Oprah Winfrey, openly campaigned for the president. With the support of the TV talk show host, along with many other celebrities, Obama’s popularity grew rapidly and his sphere of influence became much larger. Obama masterfully used who he knew and who he got to know to get ahead in politics, while still staying loyal to those that supported him first.

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 * Meet Obama's "people." **


 * Learn more about the President's Inner Circle **

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 * Works Cited **

"Colin Powell." //Wikipedia//. 19 Aug. 2009. Web. 20 Aug. 2009. <[]>.

Matthews, Chris. //Hardball.// New York: Free Press, 1988. 25. Print.

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