Obama, an African American, Wages a Historic Campaign
748 views · Published 30 October 2008 · 3:13 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, enjoying a lead in many polls, returned to familiar themes in his final push for the White House. He retooled his slogan of "change" to address the nation's economic crisis and to distinguish himself from Republican rival, Senator John McCain. Obama made history as the nation's first African-American to run for president on a major party's ticket. VOA's Robert Raffaele takes a look at Obama's rise to prominence and his dramatic year in the spotlight.
