CNN :: U.S.

Analysis: Obama was bold, tough, human

This summer, the McCain campaign tried to make the presidential race about a handful of words, like "celebrity" and "elite." <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_us?a=ph7iYM"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_us?i=ph7iYM" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=RZ146K"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=RZ146K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=VhiuyK"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=VhiuyK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=sBrrqk"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=sBrrqk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=oDym5K"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=oDym5K" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?a=lI745k"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_us?i=lI745k" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_us/~4/378004226" height="1" width="1"/>