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On February 2, 2008, it was featured on the Obama campaign's community blog, [14] and later promoted as a viral video by the campaign on its website. [15] The clip was played prior to a February 12, 2008, campaign rally of nearly 20,000 at the Kohl Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Obama's campaign headquarters was in Chicago and key members of his successful campaign in 2008, such as Jim Messina and David Axelrod, returned to staff it. [8] On the day of the announcement, the campaign released a promotional video showing supporters of Obama organizing for the re-election effort. [6]
During a time when Obama was receiving negative attention from the Wright controversy and other issues, "The Empire Strikes Barack" was released, a video that featured Barack Obama as Luke Skywalker, rallying from attacks by Hillary Clinton, portrayed as Darth Vader. [284]
The campaign video doesn’t show the Obamas, only Harris, who holds a phone to her ear while standing outside her black SUV with Secret Service agents nearby. “Oh my goodness. Michelle, Barack ...
On September 4, 2008, the Obama campaign announced they raised $10 million in the 24-hour period after Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's acceptance speech. The RNC reported raising $1 million in the same period. [92] On October 19, 2008, Obama's campaign announced a record fundraising total of $150 million for September 2008.
Watch as Barack Obama joined Tim Walz for a campaign event in Wisconsin on Tuesday, 22 October.. It came as in-person early voting kicked off across the battleground state. The former president ...
PHOTO: Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP)
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.