{"id":1181,"date":"2008-11-03T07:26:39","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T06:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1181"},"modified":"2008-11-03T07:26:39","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T06:26:39","slug":"the-american-presidential-election-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rogerdarlington.me.uk\/nighthawk\/?p=1181","title":{"rendered":"The American presidential election (88)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first blogged about Barack Obama on 12 April 2004 [see that posting here<\/a>]. I blogged 11 times on the Illinois Senate race won by Obama on 4 November 2004. In my last posting<\/a> on the election, I wrote:<\/p>\n

“I was delighted to see Barack Obama become the junior senator for Illinois and the only black member of the new Senate. This blog has been tracking his progress for many months. He is an able and inspiring politician who is destined to go far and maybe even as far as the White House one day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On 17 December 2006, I did a posting<\/a> in which I opined as follows:<\/p>\n

“In an article in today’s “Observer” newspaper, reference is made to Maureen Dowd, a “New York Times” columnist, who has dubbed the possible battle between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as ‘Hillzilla vs Obambi’, implying that the newcomer will be crushed by Clinton’s experience and money. Don’t you believe it. There is a desperate desire in the USA for an exciting new face and right now Obama does not need money to win publicity.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Since Obama declared his candidacy, I’ve followed him every step of the way and blogged about him every step of the way, so that this posting is my 88th on the American presidential election. I’ve read both his books: “Dreams From My Father” [my review here<\/a>] and “The Audacity Of Hope” [my review here<\/a>].
\nSo I guess you could say that I’m fan of Barack Obama. Tomorrow I expect him to be elected the President of the United States and, starting on 20 January 2009, I expect him to become one of the finest presidents in American history – a man who sees the world differently and a man who is seen differently by the world, a figure of truly global and historic importance, both inspirational and transformational. He will make mistakes, he will disappoint us, but his heart is true and his mind is sharp and he will be in the White House for the next eight years and in the history books for ever.
\nThe world is watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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