As Germans prepare to go to the polls, the country has unleashed its own version of "the Obama girl," the buxom young woman whose fervent support of the Democratic presidential candidate was something of a viral sensation last year among people who care about that sort of thing. The Teutonic variant-branded "the Steini girl"- is equally adamant about her affection for Frank-Walter Steinmeier, head of the Social Democrats, the junior party in the current coalition government.

In the German music video, the Steini Girl, dressed in shorts and a tight singlet, poses provocatively outside various government buildings and Berlin landmarks. She lolls on grass and kisses Steinmeier's picture, whispering, "come under the blanket, my little toy boy," before crooning seductively that the politician's "white hair and slight squint really made her click." In the chorus she repeats that Steinmeier is "strong" and "ready," the epitome of masculinity, a new power in the land. Steinmeier's opponents — German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democrats (CDU) and Guido Westerwelle of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) — get a mention too. "Angie is too masculine, Guido is too feminine," the Steini girl complains mid-song, adding that "Steini" and his plans for Germany drive her crazy (and one assumes that's with desire).