Hugs
I'm sure there were many hugs on the way to President Obama's re-election on Tuesday, but I didn't start really noticing them until the Democratic National Convention when this embrace happened.
Big Dog hug
By my reckoning, that epic Democratic presidential hug was the catalyst for an avalanche of hugs on the campaign trail. The next thing I knew, it seemed like the Obama-Biden team was on a non-stop hug campaign for the next two months.
Bear hug
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After the convention was over, Obama went to Florida to campaign. There he got a big lift from Scott Van Duzer when the registered Republican and owner of the Big Apple Pizza gave him a bear hug. Obama said he wanted to make at an unscheduled stop at the restaurant because "Scott has been doing unbelievable work out of this pizza shop in promoting the importance of donating blood."
Tearful hug
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Obama's campaign schedule brought him a few days later to Colorado, where he met Ricky Watson who gave the president a hug in thanks for ending DADT. Watson was kicked out of the Air Force 25 years ago for being gay. After he hugged and thanked the president, Watson wiped tears from his eyes.
Thankful hug
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Vice President Joe Biden also was out on the campaign trail giving hugs of support. In "Keep the faith," an October 3 post on the campaign's website, Zara Rahim, Digital Content Director at Obama for America, relayed this meeting.
Standing at the back of a packed high school gym as Vice President Biden finished speaking in Ft. Myers, Florida, on Saturday was 15-year-old Kobe Groce. He cradled a "Forward" sign, hoping to get the Vice President to sign it for his brother, Kaelin. After unsuccessfully trying to make it to the front of the event, a staff member asked if he could help. Kobe told his story, and the staffer left for a moment and came back, saying simply: "The Vice President would like to meet you."
Comfort Hug
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Obama and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey met a tearful Donna Vanzant, the owner of the marina that had been hit hard by the megastorm.
Photos and more here: 
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/10/1159892/-Hugs
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I especially love the picture of Joe Biden with Kobe Groce. 
