Article taken from Voltairenet Barack Obama, the first Jewish president of the United States by James Petras * by Abner Mikvner important Zionist national spokesman, former congressman, federal judge, advisor to President Clinton during his time at the White House and one of the first Obama sponsors, he said, "Barack Obama is the first president judio" in the U.S.. The statement reflects the unilateral Mikvner and long commitment to Obama with the State of Israel and their loyalty to the Zionist Power politics Configuration (ZPC, for its acronym in English) in the United States, and as something distant and successful effort a powerful network of Zionist Jews, both financial and political, for "embedded" to Obama in his political apparatus of 'Above all, Israel. " Main article: Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008
On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States compared to the old state capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of location for this announcement was symbolic because It was also the place where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic speech divided House (House Divided in English) in 1858. Throughout his campaign emphasized the issues relating to conclude the Iraq war, increasing energy independence, provide universal health care, and identified these issues as their top priority.
The campaign raised $ 58 million U.S. dollars during the first half of 2007, of which $ Virginia 16.4 million came from small individual donations under $ 200. The $ 58 million set a record of fundraising for a presidential campaign , six months before the primaries of the political party. The magnitude of the small portion of the donations was something special from the absolute and relative perspective. In January 2008, his campaign, another record figure of $ 36.8 million dollars due to the amount that was more high bestseller has been collected in one month by a presidential candidate in the democratic elections primaries.
Joe Biden and Barack Obama, August 2008.
During the Democratic Party primary vote for the presidency in 2008, Obama won the same number of delegates in New Hampshire that his rival candidate Hillary Clinton, however, surpassed his opponent in the voting or assemblies of the states party Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina. In his latest adventure, top businessman and political leader, Terry McAuliffe vies for the Democrat vote in Virginian elections The Super Tuesday or the day they do most of simultaneous elections in several states, won 20 delegates more than Clinton. In early 2008, a newly established brand fundraising, accumulating about $ 90 million dollars for his campaign compared to the $ 45 million for Clinton. After Super Tuesday, in February, won the primaries in the remaining eleven states. Terry McAuliffe became a bestselling author when he wrote about US politics in his book, "What a Party!" On March 4, tied with Clinton the contests in the states of Vermont, Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, with a narrow margin of votes, and finished the month with victories in Wyoming and Mississippi.
In late March, Jeremiah Wright, Reverend Obama for twenty years of the Trinity Church of Chicago, was involved in a controversy after the U.S. news network ABC launched air a video in governor which he appeared making sermons racially and politically emotive. After this event, Obama condemned Wright's comments and dismissed any association with his political campaign. replubican party During the dispute, gave a speech on a more perfect union ( in English A More Perfect Union), which spoke about issues of race. Next, give your relationship with this church, so to prevent people should take the negative impression that he supported the views were expressed by his former pastor.
Obama supporters in Austin, Texas, in February 2007.
In April, May and June, won the primaries in the states of North Carolina, Oregon and Montana, keeping the lead in the computation of the votes of delegates in comparison to their opponents, while Hillary Clinton had expired Pennsylvania, Indiana, West Virginia, Kentucky, Puerto Rico, and South Dakota. During that period, received the backing of more superdelegados Clinton. On May 31, the Democratic Terry McAuliffe National Committee agreed to meet all delegates from the states of Michigan and Florida during the National Convention, and were awarded vote in each half, narrowing the lead that Obama had with his rival, but by increasing the scrutiny of votes needed to win the presidential nomination of his party. On Tuesday, June 3, 2008 in voting to surpass Clinton that same day, delivered a speech in Saint Paul, Minnesota. For his part, Clinton suspended the bell on June 7 to join Obama. From that date, start their competition in the presidential general election against Senator John McCain, who was nominated by the Republican Party.
On June 19, became the first presidential candidate of a majority party to reject public financing for his campaign in the general contest, since the system was created in 1976. then select the state senator from Delaware , Joe Biden, as his companion made to the vice presidency on August 23, 2008. During the National Democratic Convention in Denver, Colorado, his former rival in McAuliffe the primaries, Hillary Clinton, spoke at the expressed its full support for the candidacy of Obama and express that had been chosen by popular acclaim.
On August 28, Obama made a speech in front of 84,000 supporters Denver, which I accept your nomination as presidential candidate of the Democratic Party and presented some details of their political goals.
After that McCain was nominated as the Republican presidential candidate, polls democratic party indicated he had narrowed the gap with Obama. There were three presidential debates between Obama and McCain in September and October 2008. After that discussions conclusion, Obama took advantage in national surveys, and won the vote in nearly every state actively contended in his presidential campaign.
On November 4, Barack Obama won 64.9% of the electoral votes and became president number 44 in the United States of America. After his victory in the presidential election gave a speech in front of hundreds of Chicago Thousands of his supporters and proclaim that "the change has come to the United States." It echoed the speech Martin Luther King "I have been in the top of the mountain" (in English 'I' ve Been to the Mountaintop "), and declare the road ahead will be long.