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'Can Bruce do it again for Obama?" asked Dorian Lynskey (G2, 16 October). Apparently, yes he can. This was not just about celebrity endorsement; Springsteen's speech in Wisconsin on Monday was extraordinarily lucid political oratory. Springsteen spoke about "the distance between the American dream and American reality", and the importance of using the vote as "the one undeniable way we get to determine the distance in that equation [our job] is to keep that hope alive, to combat cynicism and apathy, and to believe in our power to change our lives and the world we live in". Springsteen for president in 2016?
Melanie Henwood
Towcester, Northamptonshire
'Can Bruce do it again for Obama?" asked Dorian Lynskey (G2, 16 October). Apparently, yes he can. This was not just about celebrity endorsement; Springsteen's speech in Wisconsin on Monday was extraordinarily lucid political oratory. Springsteen spoke about "the distance between the American dream and American reality", and the importance of using the vote as "the one undeniable way we get to determine the distance in that equation [our job] is to keep that hope alive, to combat cynicism and apathy, and to believe in our power to change our lives and the world we live in". Springsteen for president in 2016?
Melanie Henwood
Towcester, Northamptonshire
• One might wish for more radical policies but Obama's victory will at least safeguard one important advance of his first term in office. Namely the White House micro-brewery that he has started. When will No 10 follow example?
Keith Flett
London
• One might wish for more radical policies but Obama's victory will at least safeguard one important advance of his first term in office. Namely the White House micro-brewery that he has started. When will No 10 follow example?
Keith Flett
London
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