Kammala wannan magana: A cikin wata kasida mai taken "Mafarkin Baƙi da Ƙarfin Zuciya na Fata" a cikin "American Behavioral Scientist", Babak Elahi da Grant Cos sun kwatanta jawabin Obama da wanda Gwamnan California Arnold Schwarzenegger ya ba da shi a
Taron kasa na Jam'iyyar Republican na 2004, dukansu suna amfani da "labarin mafarkin baƙi". Sun lura cewa a cikin sauye-sauyen da Obama ya yi daga tarihin rayuwarsa kuma ya koma ga John Kerry, ya sami damar yin hujja mai gamsarwa cewa Sanata Kerry, ta hanyar hidimarsa ga ƙasar, "mai ƙaura ne na girmamawa", kuma ta haka ne Kerry ya zaɓi ya zama ɗan ƙasar Amurka.