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Obama's appeal spans racial lines
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Mar 18, 2004 11:53am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Chicago Sun-Times |
| News Date | Thursday, March 18, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Obama's appeal spans racial lines
The Chicago Sun-Times
He ran television commercials featuring images of white and black Democratic icons - from the late Sen. Paul Simon to the late Mayor Harold Washington. He built a coalition that spanned racial, ethnic and religious lines. He talked about issues with universal appeal to Democrats - from his opposition to the war in Iraq to his call to repeal President Bush's tax cuts. And he embraced his African-American heritage while reaching out to all voters. Those were the building blocks of Barack Obama's landslide victory in the Illinois Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. But the foundation was the candidate himself.
"He's the Tiger Woods of the Democratic Party," said Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, who finished fourth in the race. "It was a landslide victory, and he is someone who has been chosen to bridge the gap between all communities and ethnic groups and all races in this state." Obama shrugged off his cross-racial appeal, attributing it to a more open-minded electorate. |
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