The Day That Made Obama

Published September 19, 2013 10:58am ET



Sunday was September 15. It’s an important anniversary, because it’s the day that gave us President Barack Obama.

In the airbrushed history of the 2008 presidential campaign, a young, attractive Barack Obama triumphed over an old and disorganized John McCain in a rout. The senator from Illinois ran a race based on Hope and Change and led wire to wire.

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