# Would Obama have been elected without Osama Bin Ladan?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 23, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697 "2012-02-23T04:06:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/21 "2012-02-23T18:06:12Z")

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“Vic Hitler, the Narcoleptic Comic… hmm!”

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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/22 "2012-02-24T01:35:12Z")

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That does it. I’m changing my name to Mullah Omar and running for prez!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/23 "2012-02-24T01:58:10Z")

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> [@John\_Mace](#):
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> That does it. I’m changing my name to Mullah Omar and running for prez!

No, you should change it to Mu’ammar Gaddafi Qadhafi Khadafy. With a name that confusing, you’d be sure to carry Florida.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/24 "2012-02-24T02:09:37Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> No, you should change it to Mu’ammar Gaddafi Qadhafi Khadafy. With a name that confusing, you’d be sure to carry Florida.

Unless you need to rely on the write-in vote, and your supporters have to spell your name right.

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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/25 "2012-02-24T17:41:00Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> I think we all agree that Bill Clinton never would have been elected if George Clinton hadn’t first introduced America to the concept of funk.
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> bow-wow-wow yippy-yo-yippy-yay

You rang?

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**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-obama-have-been-elected-without-osama-bin-ladan/613697/26 "2012-02-24T17:55:41Z")

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> [@Giles](#):
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> Unless you need to rely on the write-in vote, and your supporters have to spell your name right.

But that’s Alaska. Only 3 EVs

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