McGrath of Harlow responded to this comment :   "the nomination deadline was just days after he took office"
by saying this:

"Surely the relevant date would mot have been the date he took office, but the date he was elected. By the time Obama actually took office, the positive impact of his election on the world political scene had already been demonstrated.

Maybe the Peace Prize should have been awarded to the American electorate."

I agree with that last statement, McGrath.

But who says the Nobel Committee considered only what Obama had done or worked for after he was elected President, or even only after he entered the race. Since when are only heads of state or major political leaders nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?
Since when is that prize awarded only to such leaders?