Deconstructing the One

Seems like there are a couple of myths that need deconstructing about the One's election. First up, the massive turnout for "change":

We already know that the voting story is largely myth, with turnout looking like it will come out up just 1% on 2004.

Second, the massive amount of small donations:

Obama’s campaign did receive an unprecedented number of small donations – 49% of its money came in donations of $200 or less, compared with only 32% of George W Bush’s 2004 campaign. But many of these donations were from people who donated repeatedly. As a result, only 26% of his funds came from donors who in total gave $200 or less, a mere 1% up on Bush’s 2004 25% figure.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, eh?