[Paradox]

“The short-attention span generation has birthed the shiny-object election.”

Barak Obama was the ultimate "shiny object".

[Cincinatus' Wife]

And that “shiny” object has dulled.

Oct 19, 2014 - Barack Obama: ...”You’ve got to grab your friends, you’ve got to grab your co-workers, you know, don’t just get the folks who you know are gonna vote, you’ve got to find Cousin Pookie. He’s sitting on the couch right now watching football, hasn’t voted in the last five elections, you’ve got to grab him, and tell him to go vote.”...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/10/20/cousin-pookie-is-back-and-yes-he-is-still-sitting-on-the-couch/