Helen on Barack Obama

Senator Barack Obama (Illinois)

Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the Senator for Illinois and according to the U.S. Senate Historical Office, he is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history. Also he is the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate. He was elected in November 2004 with a landslide 70% of the vote.
In February 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for the 2008 Presidential Election Race. Recent polls of Democratic voters show him narrowing the gap with front runner Senator Hilary Clinton and media sources have called him "the first black person viewed as a possible winner." In campaign appearances, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War and implementing universal health care as leading issues. He also believes America needs to act now on reducing the emission of greenhouse gases.
If I were a voting citizen in America I would vote for him. I think he has powerful views and has a more realistic approach to what America has to do when it comes to the Iraq War and global warming.
Here is the link to his website, just in case you want to see more; http://obama.senate.gov/
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