Here is Obama's record according to Wiki:
In 1996, Obama was elected to the
Illinois State Senate from the 13th District in the south side neighborhood of
Hyde Park, in Chicago. In
January 2003, Democrats regained control of the chamber, and Sen. Obama was named chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
[11]
Obama helped to author an
Earned Income Tax Credit for the state that provided benefits to the working poor. He also worked for legislation that would cover residents who could not afford health insurance, and helped pass bills to increase funding for
AIDS prevention and care programs.
[12]
In 2000, Obama made an unsuccessful Democratic primary run for the
U.S. House of Representatives seat held by four-term incumbent candidate
Bobby Rush. Rush, a former
Black Panther and community activist, charged that Obama hadn't "been around the first congressional district long enough to really see what's going on".
[13] Rush received 61% of the vote, while Obama received 30%.
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After the loss, Obama rededicated his efforts to the state Senate. In his
2002 campaign, he ran unopposed. Obama authored a law requiring police to videotape interrogations for crimes punishable by the
death penalty.
[5] He also pushed through legislation that would force insurance companies to cover routine
mammograms.
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Reviewing Obama's career in the
Illinois State Senate, commentators noted his ability to work effectively with both Democrats and Republicans, and to build coalitions.
[17][18] In his subsequent campaign for the U.S. Senate, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois
Fraternal Order of Police, whose officials cited his "longtime support of
gun control measures and his willingness to negotiate compromises", this despite his support for some bills that the police union had opposed.
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There is many other things he has been a part of as well:
Barack Obama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I agree with Danny. This guy is smart, he is caring, he can read, he can write, he has a genuine desire to make America progressive again.
Those are the reasons he will either not make it far, or if he does, he will be assassinated.
Andrew