USA Today: The Obama Bomb
WASHINGTON — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's decision Tuesday to formally explore a run for president sets the stage for a historic Democratic nomination race dominated by a black man and a first lady-turned-senator.
Obama, 45, said he would spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to voters and would announce his plans Feb. 10 in Illinois. His initial move sent a jolt of electricity through a field that is likely to include New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who is Hispanic. John Edwards, the 2004 vice presidential nominee, already is in the race.
The 2008 election will be the first since 1952 when no sitting president or vice president was running for the presidency. This is just the first explosive decision among many that will occur over the next two years. This election should be a political junky's dream election.
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