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But in the German Chancellery a few hundred meters away there is unease with the Illinois senator's cult-like following and skepticism about whether he can live up to the hype. "There is a sort of Obama-mania in Germany right now, but I think a lot of people will have their illusions shattered if he does become president," an official in Chancellor Angela Merkel's office told Reuters, requesting anonymity.
"Euphoria in politics is an invitation for disappointment," von Klaeden said.
"The problem with Obama is that we still don't know very much about what he thinks on foreign policy, he is tabula rasa," said Rafal Trzaskowski, an analyst at the Natolin European Centre, a Warsaw think thank."We know what McCain stands for, we know who we are dealing with," he added. "Obama stands for change, he is an energetic, self-made man, and that is heart-warming, but we need to know more about his policies."