Not surprising, but very interesting nonetheless. It figures that with the near obsessively positive media portrayal of Obama that teens would be infatuated with him, given what a media-driven, consumer-based, mindless generation we are.
I wouldn't say it's just because of the Media. Obama has a lot going for him, not the least of which is his storybook sounding background. A young black man from a broken home, who gets off drugs and goes onto Harvard Law and later politics? Come on, that's pretty impressive even if you disagree with what he stands for. There's a reason why even a lot of Republicans like him.