Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in...
-
date post
21-Dec-2015 -
Category
Documents
-
view
215 -
download
2
Transcript of Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in...
![Page 1: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Obama
• Unique background• Questions about his background• Well Educated• Harvard• Ward Politics in Chicago• Community Organizer• State Senate victory without a race
![Page 2: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Obama
• Run for Congress in 2000Defeated in Democrat Primary31% of voteable to keep Senate seat
State Senate Career 1996-2004Help from Senate PresidentNever had serious race
![Page 3: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Obama
• United States Senate Race– Wins multi-candidate race– Republican forced to withdraw after records
released (Jack Ryan)
• Convention Speech 2004– Instant national celebrity
![Page 4: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Obama
• United States Senate– Talked bi-partisan but recognized the groups
needed for the presidency– Daschle’s chief of staff– Raised $$$$ for Democrat candidates
• Decision to run for President– There might not BE another chance– CHANGE
![Page 5: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Hillary Clinton
• Can anyone defeat Hillary Clinton?
![Page 6: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Early Actions
• Fundraising• Iraq War• “New Campaign”• Learn a lot in 2007• “Why I am running for President• CHANGE!!!!!• Early Debates
![Page 7: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Early Results• Strategy• Hillary- overwhelming force win early and run
the table• Invested BIG in Iowa• LOST• New Hampshire comeback• War of attrition• Different strategy– PARTY RULES
![Page 8: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
![Page 9: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Clinton vs. Obama• South Carolina–Bill Clinton hurts campaign–Black vote strongly with Obama now
• Super Tuesday– Split Verdict
• Clinton out of money
![Page 10: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Clinton vs. Obama
• Caucus States go with OBAMA big time• Even wins in CA, OH, TX not enough for
Clinton• Super Delegates slowing, but solidly going to
Obama• Clinton finally gives in• Agreement to end her campaign debt
![Page 11: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
• Obama improves as a candidate• Gets better at debates• Speeches are the key• Survives difficulties• New Money, New Volunteers, builds on the
Howard Dean run from 2004• Media Darling…even more than McCain
![Page 12: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
McCain• Early Front-runner– Spent too much…too broad– Traveled alone– No to Iowa….on to New Hampshire
• Romney, Giuliani, Thompson, Huckabee…• Thompson
![Page 13: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Big 3
![Page 14: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Results
• Iowa• New Hampshire• Michigan• South Carolina• Florida- key
![Page 15: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
McCain vs. Obama
• McCain fails to take advantage of time• Does not build organization• Relies on tactics as opposed to strategy• Debate challenge and Public Finance
challenges fail• Obama continues to build money and
organization• Early Voting, more states to compete
![Page 16: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
McCain vs. Obama
• New States– FL, OH, PA of course– Now…
• NC, VA, IN, GA, TN, LA, AR,….makes McCain spend money he does not have…
• Most often on TV where McCain cant…FL
![Page 17: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
VP
• Obama picks safe…older white guy…with foreign policy
• Lieberman was his choice, feared a floor fight
• McCain takes a chance to gain womens vote and shake up the race– Good-bad…
![Page 18: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
Obama vs. McCain
• Economic Crisis (Sept 15) Lehman Brothers– Different reactions– “fundamentals of the economy are strong”
• PA, Michigan?
• McBUSH
• Debates reveal nothing
• Democrats have better machine for 1st time
![Page 19: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Obama- 365-173…FL, NC, VA, CO, NM, NV, IA, IN, OH
![Page 20: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
What we learned?
• America not racist• Democrats compete in all 50 states• Emergence of the internet• Return to person to person contact• Get in race early…organize, learn…• WHY YOU ARE RUNNING for PRESIDENT!• Early Voting• MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
• RE-ALIGNMENT?
![Page 21: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
Democrat Gains 2008• Democrat Republican
• White Vote 43% (+2) 55%• Black Vote 95%(+7) 4%• Hispanic 67% (+7) 31%
![Page 22: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
OBAMA
• Approval…falling
• 46%-53% disapprove• High Mark was 69%-26%
• Health Care• Stimulus• Debt• Big Government…• Where is transparency?
![Page 23: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
American Voter
•White 74% (-3)•Black 13% (+2)•Hispanic 9% (+1)• other 4%
![Page 24: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
Trends
• Fewer White Voters– 1976 9 of 10 voters– 2008 3 of 4 voters
• Hispanic Voters going Democrat– Influential in more states
• Youth Vote (18-29)- up 12 pts to 66% Democrat
![Page 25: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/25.jpg)
Trends
• New Voters made up 1 of 10 voters– 69% Democrat
• Male Vote shrunk from 55 to 48% for Republicans
• Wealthy Voters up 8% to 49-49
![Page 26: Obama Unique background Questions about his background Well Educated Harvard Ward Politics in Chicago Community Organizer State Senate victory without.](https://reader030.fdocuments.us/reader030/viewer/2022032522/56649d6c5503460f94a4bace/html5/thumbnails/26.jpg)
Interesting
• Wealth is UP in 2008
• Under $50k 45% now 38%• 50-100k 37% now 36%• Over 100k 18% now 26%
• Wealth did increase…with no inflation