In 2000, the relatively inexperienced state Sen. Barack Obama challenged four-term Democratic Rep. Bobby Rush for his congressional seat representing the South Side of Chicago. Running against one of the most liberal members in the House of Representatives, Obama sought to burnish his own image as a self-described “progressive urban Democrat” who supported universal health care and tough campaign finance reform.
He also wanted to cut military spending.
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