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meg
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meg asked in Politics & GovernmentElections · 1 decade ago

When did you first hear about Obama as a possible presidential candidate, and from whom did you first hear it.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    At the 2004 Dem convention. He made a Keynote speech and was being touted as a future superstar by Dems' delegates and the media.

  • 1 decade ago

    I watched his speech at the 2004 Democratic Convention. He was the highlight of the whole show and that speech unintentionally stole the thunder from Kerry. Right after the Dems lost the election, Obama was a contender.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm from Illinois, so I've known him for a while, and he always grabbed my attention. Then my boss told me about him running for President. At the beginning, I was excited with Hillary because she is a woman like me, but then after studying all candidates platforms, and listening to them talking, I was captivated by Obama's sincerity, and transparency, and unity capacities. Now I'm convinced that he is the best candidate.

    Latina for Obama

  • 1 decade ago

    Don't know when I first heard him listed as possible. I noticed his name years ago when I was checking who stood up and warned against invading Iraq again. I thought he gave a very eloquent warning about how what we were doing could go wrong.

  • Elle
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    The first time I heard his name was on Fox News sometime last year. They were talking about the "Obama Girls" and I thought it was a typo of "Osama" and wondered why these girls would be fascinated by Osama Bid Laden.

  • Liza
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Last August on FoxNews network and Newsweek.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    When he announced from the steps of the Illinois capital. To be honest, I never expected him to get this far.

  • 1 decade ago

    About in sept 07

    First I ever heard bof him, and I watch cnn and fox a lot, maybe I never noticed him if he was ever there before.

  • 1 decade ago

    When he was running for senate. From big momma Oprah

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I read some where years ago that this man will run and now he is and he will win.

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