2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Come on, be honest, how many laughed out loud as I did when they heard a Black man named [View all]gordyfl
(598 posts)I remember first hearing about Barack Obama just days before he spoke at the Democratic Convention. He was still a Senator, but only a State Senator. I had recorded that speech on my old VHS. That's when I first actually saw him. I had saved that tape for a number of years. Then one day I couldn't find it.
What I do remember about that speech? They had a "sound applause meter". Barack Obama scored the highest - even higher than Bill Clinton when he spoke.
When he ran in 2008 Primary, in the beginning I didn't think he had a chance at winning.
He and Hillary had so many debates. Twenty-four I think it was. Hillary was a pro. He was new to national politics, yet he held his own in the debates, no matter what Hillary threw at him. He took the election very seriously. He was well prepared at each event. Each interview. I was impressed. Still, I was a bit surprised that he beat Hillary. After watching the Democratic Primary, I was not surprised he went on to win the general election.