Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri i te wikitoria a Obama i te U.S. Senate Democratic primary victory i Illinois i te tau 2004, ka whakaputaina ano te pukapuka i taua tau. I tukuna e ia te korero matua i te 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) ka wikitoria i te nohoanga o te Illinois Senate i te ngahuru. I whakarewahia e Obama tana
kaupapa perehitini e toru tau i muri mai. Kei roto i te putanga 2004 he kupu whakataki hou na Obama me tana korero matua a DNC.