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Obamas Reign
Obamas Reign
elected as the first African American president. Democracy and the need to vote for what is right
for our country played a major role in this. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate
who represented a new era of politics, received his strongest support from the 18-29 year-old
voting bloc. These young people were more optimistic about the future of the economy. The
energy policy, healthcare and the need to cut taxes for most Americans were also among the top
voting issues. Obama’s promise to withdraw the American troops from Iraq attracted a larger
number of votes since majority of the young voters were against the Iraq war. It is evident that
Barack Obama addressed an audience of diversified economic and racial backgrounds. He came
across as diverse from citing his unusual cultural and racial backgrounds in his Address. Yet
again, Obama discussed traditional democratic issues like education, health care and jobs, which
gave him a mass appeal. He was therefore able to emerge victorious in the 2008 election.