It's been a while, but...
Re: Obama's German-language flier.
The visuals are definitely not conventional American printcraft; when was the last time you saw an American politician be portrayed from such an unusual angle? And the cartoonishly stylized photograph? The subject is other-wordly. (A side note: the Obama logo isn't widely known outside the U.S., which explains why Obama's name is relatively more prominent.)
We want to hear what you think about this article. Submit a letter to the editor or write to letters@theatlantic.com.
Marc Ambinder is a contributing editor at The Atlantic. He is also a senior contributor at Defense One, a contributing editor at GQ, and a regular contributor at The Week.