The (thank god it's ending) Election and Design

I, for one, will be very happy when this election is over (sounds like Steve will be too).
With that said, I think political design reinforces people's beliefs but probably doesn't change them. I agree with Dave, if you are an Obama fan, all of the great designs for his campaign are going to reinforce that, but I don't think they would change someone's mind with a different view (unless someone doesn't follow politics). With other things, like products and services, I think design can greatly influence someone's view of something if they didn't already have an opinion, but with politics, there's already so much baggage and connotations with each candidate and party that a good design alone would be difficult to change someone's beliefs.
Hopefully this made sense, I woke up really early today to vote.