Thanks to all who have posted to this thread thus far .

I'm glad that the subject of chants has been expanded beyond political figures to issues, and movements.

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Rapaire, as I'm sure you're aware {but some other folks reading this thread might not be] the chant you posted is a take-off of the African American civil rights chant

What do we want?
FREEDOM!
When do we want it?
NOW!

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GUEST,PMB, regarding your 31 Jan 08 - 06:53 AM post, I'm guessing that "Liberez nos camarades" means "Free our comrades", is that right? But I've no clue what "Vaclav na hrad" means.
What language is that and what does it mean?

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I like the clever way that many slogans use rhyme [for example "Kevin 07"] or alliterative [for example "I like Ike"].

The call & response chants like "Fire Up!" Ready to Go!" [which I understand pre-dates the Obama campaign] provide opportunities for the audience to be directly involved in the event. Direct involvement energize individuals and help unite them. It seems to me that that kind of energy is akin to the spirit that performers and their audiences feel during good audience participation songs.

Obviously, chants alone don't win any election. But, it appears to me that it is quite helpful for a politican to have one or more chants that readily communicate his or her message/s, and help to unify and energize his or her supporters.

Barack Obama's got it.
Hillary Clinton doesn't.