He uses his common upbringing to contrast with Kerry’s more prestigious upbringing to show how the two could still work together. Despite Barack Obama’s valiant attempts to bring the American people to a consensus to vote for John Kerry, his cause ultimately fails because Bush was reelected for a second term. Some of the voters who supported Bush claimed that they voted for him because they felt that they would rather have a beer with Bush than Kerry. However, this speech may have paved the way to Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008. In fact, Obama’s ability to bring different groups of people together for a common cause allowed him to win the 2008 election, and perhaps the 2012 election as
He uses his common upbringing to contrast with Kerry’s more prestigious upbringing to show how the two could still work together. Despite Barack Obama’s valiant attempts to bring the American people to a consensus to vote for John Kerry, his cause ultimately fails because Bush was reelected for a second term. Some of the voters who supported Bush claimed that they voted for him because they felt that they would rather have a beer with Bush than Kerry. However, this speech may have paved the way to Obama’s presidential campaign in 2008. In fact, Obama’s ability to bring different groups of people together for a common cause allowed him to win the 2008 election, and perhaps the 2012 election as