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  Obama, Barack
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AffiliationDemocratic  
<-  2013-01-01  
 
NameBarack Obama
Address5046 S. Greenwood Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60615, United States
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Born August 04, 1961 (62 years)
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifedRBH
Oct 04, 2018 10:48pm
Tags African - Black - Caucasian - English - Irish - Married - Christian - United Church of Christ -
InfoBarack Hussein Obama, Jr.

Barack H. Obama is the 44th President of the United States.

His story is the American story — values from the heartland, a middle-class upbringing in a strong family, hard work and education as the means of getting ahead, and the conviction that a life so blessed should be lived in service to others.

With a father from Kenya and a mother from Kansas, President Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. He was raised with help from his grandfather, who served in Patton's army, and his grandmother, who worked her way up from the secretarial pool to middle management at a bank.

After working his way through college with the help of scholarships and student loans, President Obama moved to Chicago, where he worked with a group of churches to help rebuild communities devastated by the closure of local steel plants.

He went on to attend law school, where he became the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. Upon graduation, he returned to Chicago to help lead a voter registration drive, teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago, and remain active in his community.

President Obama's years of public service are based around his unwavering belief in the ability to unite people around a politics of purpose. In the Illinois State Senate, he passed the first major ethics reform in 25 years, cut taxes for working families, and expanded health care for children and their parents. As a United States Senator, he reached across the aisle to pass groundbreaking lobbying reform, lock up the world's most dangerous weapons, and bring transparency to government by putting federal spending online.

He was elected the 44th President of the United States on November 4, 2008, and sworn in on January 20, 2009. He and his wife, Michelle, are the proud parents of two daughters, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7.

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JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
01/05/2017-01/09/2017 Quinnipiac University 55.00% ( 10.0) 39.00% ( 10.0) 6.00% ( 0.0)
10/08/2016-10/13/2016 Tarrance Group (R) and Lake Research Partners (D) 53.00% ( 3.0) 44.00% ( 4.0) 3.00% ( 1.0)
09/05/2016-09/08/2016 Langer Research Associates 58.00% ( 0.0) 40.00% ( 0.0) 2.00% ( 0.0)
07/31/2016-08/02/2016 Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 52.00% ( 2.0) 45.00% ( 2.0) 3.00% ( 0.0)
07/30/2016-08/01/2016 YouGov 50.00% ( 12.0) 44.00% ( 12.0) 6.00% ( 1.0)
07/29/2016-07/30/2016 Public Policy Polling 50.00% ( 5.0) 47.00% ( 4.0) 3.00% ( 1.0)
07/26/2016-07/28/2016 Gallup 54.00% ( 1.0) 42.00% ( 2.0) 4.00% ( 1.0)
06/26/2016-06/28/2016 Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 50.00% ( 8.0) 47.00% ( 4.0) 3.00% ( 4.0)
06/09/2016-06/13/2016 CBS News 53.00% ( 4.0) 41.00% ( 4.0) 6.00% ( 0.0)
03/21/2016-03/27/2016 Gallup 53.00% ( 3.0) 44.00% ( 1.0) 3.00% ( 2.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
09/25/2012-09/30/2012 Quinnipiac University 50.00% ( 0.0) 47.00% ( 0.0) 3.00% ( 0.0)
09/23/2012-09/26/2012 Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 51.00% ( 2.0) 45.00% ( 2.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)
09/23/2012-09/26/2012 Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 49.00% ( 4.0) 48.00% ( 5.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)
09/09/2012-09/11/2012 Beacon Research (D) / Shaw & Company (R) - FOX News 53.00% ( 0.0) 43.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)
09/07/2012-09/09/2012 Opinion Research Corporation (CNN) 57.00% ( 0.0) 42.00% ( 0.0) 1.00% ( 0.0)
07/16/2012-07/26/2012 Pew Research 50.00% ( 0.0) 45.00% ( 0.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)
02/23/2009-02/26/2009 Research 2000 71.00% ( 0.0) 25.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 0.0)

BOOKS
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Where's the Birth Certificate?: The Case that Barack Obama is not Eligible to be President  Purchase Servo 
The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality  Purchase Scott³ 
The Obama Diaries  Purchase RP 
The Manchurian President: Barack Obama's Ties to Communists, Socialists and Other Anti-American Extremists  Purchase Jason 
The Faith of Barack Obama  Purchase Monsieur 
The Case Against Barack Obama: The Unlikely Rise and Unexamined Agenda of the Media's Favorite Candidate  Purchase Scott³ 
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream  Purchase Monsieur 
O: A Presidential Novel  Purchase Homegrown Democrat 
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance  Purchase Jester5716 
Deconstructing Obama: The Life, Loves, and Letters of America's First Postmodern President  Purchase Homegrown Democrat 
Change We Can Believe In: Barack Obama's Plan to Renew America's Promise  Purchase RP 

EVENTS
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 13, 2018 09:00am News Twitter Drags Obama Portraits: ‘Yikes, That’s Awful’  Article Scott³ 
Oct 08, 2016 05:00pm Op-Ed by Candidate The way ahead  Article RP 
Sep 02, 2016 07:00am Analysis 14 Facts About Obama's Presidency Most People Don’t Know  Article RP 
Jan 07, 2016 03:00pm Analysis The Nation He Built  Article RP 
Dec 20, 2015 09:00am Analysis President Obama has taken fewer vacation days than any President in a generation   Article RP 
Jun 04, 2015 09:05pm General Mitch McConnell Says Obama's Circuit Court Nominees Won't Be Confirmed Anymore  Article RP 

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FAMILY
Wife Michelle Obama Oct 18, 1992-
Daughter Malia Ann Obama 1998-
Daughter Natasha "Sasha" Obama 2001-

INFORMATION LINKS
Bad Paintings of Barack Obama  Discuss
Barack Obama - Acceptance Speech at the Democratic National Convention (August 28, 2008)  Discuss
Barack Obama - Address Before a Joint Session of Congress (February 24, 2009)  Discuss
Barack Obama - Inaugural Address (January 20, 2009)  Discuss
Barack Obama - Remarks on Election Night (November 4, 2008)  Discuss
Barack Obama Campaign Site  Discuss
Barack Obama Impeachment  Discuss
Barack Obama Presents: The Dancing PETA Flies  Discuss
Barack Obama Tucson Speech - 1/12/2011  Discuss
Barack Obama's October 2, 2002 Iraq War Speech  Discuss
Barack Obama's Twitter  Discuss
Is Barack Obama Muslim?  Discuss
Is Obama President?  Discuss
Obama is Literally Hitler  Discuss
ObamaCrimes.com  Discuss
Republic of Kenya Birth Certificate Generator  Discuss
The Obameter: Tracking Obama's Campaign Promises  Discuss
What's your Obama Tax cut?  Discuss
RACES
  11/08/2016 US President - Popular Vote Lost 0.00% (-48.19%)
  02/09/2016 US President - D Primaries Lost 0.00% (-55.23%)
  12/17/2012 US President - Electoral Vote Won 61.71% (+23.42%)
  11/06/2012 US President - Popular Vote Won 51.06% (+3.85%)
  11/06/2012 GU US President Won 72.39% (+45.89%)
  09/05/2012 US President - D Convention Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  06/26/2012 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.00% (-52.03%)
  06/05/2012 US President - D Primaries Won 90.86% (+88.39%)
  06/05/2012 US President - G Primaries Lost 0.34% (-51.21%)
  12/15/2008 US President Won 67.84% (+35.69%)
  11/04/2008 US President - Popular Vote Won 52.91% (+7.25%)
  11/04/2008 Jefferson President Lost 46.12% (-4.71%)
  11/04/2008 GU US President Won 62.34% (+25.34%)
  08/27/2008 US President - D Convention Won 75.93% (+51.86%)
  06/03/2008 US President - D Primaries Lost 47.41% (-0.54%)
  06/03/2008 US President - R Primaries Lost 0.01% (-46.48%)
  05/27/2008 ID US President - D Primary Won 56.03% (+18.36%)
  05/13/2008 NE US President - D Primary Won 49.37% (+2.85%)
  03/06/2008 CT US President - CFL Caucus Won 82.61% (+69.57%)
  03/04/2008 TX US President - D Caucus Won 54.72% (+9.79%)
  03/04/2008 MN US President - MNI Caucus Lost 20.00% (-30.00%)
  03/04/2008 US President - G Primaries Lost 0.00% (-53.51%)
  03/04/2008 VT US President - LBU Primary Lost 6.27% (-38.35%)
  02/19/2008 WA US President - D Primary Won 51.22% (+5.55%)
  01/08/2008 NH US Vice President - D Primary Lost 5.95% (-40.98%)
  01/08/2008 NH US Vice President - R Primary Lost 0.74% (-61.69%)
  11/02/2004 IL US Senate Won 69.97% (+42.92%)
  03/16/2004 IL US Senate - D Primary Won 52.77% (+29.06%)
  11/05/2002 IL State Senate 13 Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  03/21/2000 IL District 1 - D Primary Lost 30.36% (-30.67%)
  11/03/1998 IL State Senate 13 Won 89.17% (+78.33%)
  11/05/1996 IL State Senate 13 Won 82.16% (+69.54%)
  03/19/1996 IL State Senate 13 - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  03/20/2018 IL Governor - D Primary Lost 0.00% (-45.13%)
ENDORSEMENTS
CAN Prime Minister - Sep 20, 2021 LIB Justin Trudeau
GA US Senate - Special Election - Nov 03, 2020 D Raphael Warnock
NJ District 07 - Nov 03, 2020 D Tom Malinowski
GA State House 104 - D Primary - Jun 09, 2020 D Nakita Hemingway
CA District 50 - Open Primary - Mar 03, 2020 D Ammar Campa-Najjar
CAN Prime Minister - Oct 21, 2019 LIB Justin Trudeau
CA Lt. Governor - Nov 06, 2018 D Eleni Kounalakis
CA State Assembly 15 - Nov 06, 2018 D Buffy Wicks
GA State House 080 - Nov 06, 2018 D Matthew Wilson
GA State House 107 - Nov 06, 2018 D Shelly Hutchinson
CA US Senate - Open Primary - Jun 05, 2018 D Dianne Feinstein
French President - Runoff - May 07, 2017 LREM Emmanuel Macron
Chicago Ward 04 - Special Election - Feb 28, 2017 D Sophia King
Mayor of Honolulu - Runoff - Nov 08, 2016 D Kirk Caldwell
CA US Senate - Nov 08, 2016 D Kamala Harris
Stockton, CA Mayor - Runoff - Nov 08, 2016 D Michael Tubbs
US President - Popular Vote - Nov 08, 2016 D Hillary Clinton
FL US Senate - D Primary - Aug 30, 2016 D Patrick Murphy
FL District 23 - D Primary - Aug 30, 2016 D Debbie Wasserman Schultz
UK EU Membership Referendum - Jun 23, 2016 YES Remain
NJ District 1 - D Primary - Jun 07, 2016 D Donald Norcross
PA Attorney General - D Primary - Apr 26, 2016 D Joshua "Josh" Shapiro
PA US Senate - D Primary - Apr 26, 2016 D Kathleen A. McGinty
IL State House 005-D Primary - Mar 15, 2016 D Juliana Stratton
Chicago Mayor - Feb 24, 2015 D Rahm Emanuel
CA - District 17 - Open Primary - Jun 03, 2014 D Mike Honda
Jersey City Mayor - May 14, 2013 D Jerramiah T. Healy
CA - District 15 - Nov 06, 2012 D Fortney "Pete" Stark
MN Amendment 1 (Same-Sex Marriage Ban) - Nov 06, 2012 NO No
FL District 24 - D Primary - Aug 14, 2012 D Frederica S. Wilson
MI District 13 - D Primary - Aug 07, 2012 D John Conyers, Jr.
TN District 9 - D Primary - Aug 02, 2012 D Steve Cohen
NY District 7 - D Primary - Jun 26, 2012 D Nydia M. Velázquez
CA - District 15 - Open Primary - Jun 05, 2012 D Fortney "Pete" Stark
TX District 30 - D Primary - May 29, 2012 D Eddie Bernice Johnson
TX District 16 - D Primary - May 29, 2012 D Silvestre Reyes
NC Ballot Measure - Ban Gay Marriage Amendment - May 08, 2012 NO No
IL District 2 - D Primary - Mar 20, 2012 D Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Proposition 19 - Legalizes Marijuana Under California but not Federal Law - Nov 02, 2010 NO No
WI Governor - D Primary - Sep 14, 2010 D Tom Barrett
MA Governor - D Primary - Sep 14, 2010 D Deval L. Patrick
NY District 14 - D Primary - Sep 14, 2010 D Carolyn B. Maloney
CO US Senate - D Primary - Aug 10, 2010 D Michael Bennet
TN District 9 - D Primary - Aug 05, 2010 D Steve Cohen
GA District 04 - D Primary - Jul 20, 2010 D Hank Johnson
AR US Senate - D Runoff - Jun 08, 2010 D Blanche Lincoln
PA US Senate - D Primary - May 18, 2010 D Arlen Specter
AR US Senate - D Primary - May 18, 2010 D Blanche Lincoln
New York City Mayor - Nov 03, 2009 D William C. "Bill" Thompson, Jr.
CA Proposition 8 - Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry - Nov 04, 2008 NO No
GA District 12 - D Primary - Jul 15, 2008 D John Barrow
Philadelphia Mayor - D Primary - May 15, 2007 D Chaka Fattah
Chicago Ward 03 - Runoff - Apr 17, 2007 D Dorothy J. Tillman
Chicago Mayor - Feb 27, 2007 D Richard M. Daley
CT US Senate - Nov 07, 2006 D Ned Lamont
IL - District 17 - Nov 07, 2006 D Phil Hare
HI US Senate - D Primary - Sep 23, 2006 D Daniel Akaka
MA Governor - D Primary - Sep 17, 2006 D Deval L. Patrick
MN District 6 - DFL Primary - Sep 12, 2006 DFL Elwyn "El" Tinklenberg
MN US Senate - D Primary - Sep 12, 2006 D Amy Klobuchar
CT US Senate - D Primary - Aug 08, 2006 I Joseph I. "Joe" Lieberman
IL District 06 - D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 D Tammy Duckworth
IL Treasurer- D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 D Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias
Cook County Sheriff- D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 D Tom Dart
IL State House 008 - D Primary - Mar 21, 2006 D Calvin L. Giles
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jan 31, 2006 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 NPA Reject
IL Governor - D Primary - Mar 17, 1998 D John R. Schmidt
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