Barack Obama
Sen. Barack Obama is the junior senator from Illinois, but has already achieved the stature of a possible U.S. Presidential candidate for 2008. In this interview with Michele Norris, from All Things Considered (10/19/2006 - 8:02), we get a glimpse of the person and hence what makes him such an important national figure.Musings
- Abe Lincoln started from almost nowhere (a backwoods cabin); Bill Clinton from almost nowhere (Hope, Arkansas), while two other Presidents were the sons of Presidents. All this raises the question of what makes one a serious presidential candidate?
- The President is our only nationwide office, so it may not be that surprising that we have never had a woman or an African-American President. Read more on Obama at Wikipedia and consider the many obstacles he would have to overcome to be elected.
posted by M Tuman @ 4:36 PM
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Obama would have many tough obstacles, but I don't think he'd have as many as Hillary Clinton, a person the hard right in the country could easily demonize. Think of the fun Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and Anne Coulter would have with a H. Clinton nomination?
For what's it's worth, Obama is a skilled rhetorician rivaled on the current poltical scene only by Bill Clinton. The Illinois Senator has created a "middle of the road" image like John McCain, and he has used his stature to become a political celebrity, with trips to Africa and frequent visits to Oprah, who publicly stated she would vote for Obama if he ran for Prez and implored him to announce on her show (shameless). The GOP should fear the "Oprah vote," and Harold Ford Jr.'s close loss in Tennessee (a Southern state that's only 18% African-American) in the recent midterm election bodes well for Obama I think.
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