Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., right, during the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in Washington in this July 19, 2006 file photo.
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The U.S. to Make Democratic Choice
To enormous agitation of the media, the youngest senator of the United States, Barack Obama jumped into the 2008 White House race Tuesday. His appearance could drastically change the pre-election break of forces, making him the key rival of Sen. Hillary Clinton for the nomination from the Democratic Party. If ultimately put forward, Obama may become the first black president in the U.S. history.
Looking more like a pop-star than like a Washington policymaker, Sen. Barack Obama, 45, formed his presidential exploratory committee Tuesday, jumping into the 2008 White House race.
Obama emerged two years ago, when he was running to become a senator from Illinois, and has been scoring ever since.
Before Obama’s appearance, Hillary Clinton was the obvious favorite of the democrats. But though Clinton is strongly critical of Iraq’s war now, she voted for it in 2002 and 2003. Obama, however, became a senator only in 2004 and nothing could be blamed on him so far, except the small years of experience.
But famous Abraham Lincoln became the U.S. president after working in the Congress for no more than two years. Another obvious prototype of Obama is John Kennedy, the youngest president of the United States, who took over the White House when he was 43.
Nevertheless, the route of the young senator to the White House is bound to be thorny. His pressure isn’t hailed by the liberal establishment of the country, all charisma of Obama notwithstanding.
Still, Obama’s key problem is the dangerous rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton. Clinton hasn’t announced the intention to run for presidency yet but is likely to do it in the near term.
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