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Barack Obama: The Phenomenon and the Candidate
With Barack Obama making inroads with every Democratic constituency, Time magazine is asking, " Is it Too Late for Hillary? " At the same time, the Economist, with a picture of Obama on next week's cover, asks, " But Could He Deliver? " Obama's appeal is based, in part, on race, rhetoric and the promise of national unity.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readWith Barack Obama making inroads with every Democratic constituency, Time magazine is asking, "Is it Too Late for Hillary?" At the same time, the Economist, with a picture of Obama on next week's cover, asks, "But Could He Deliver?" Obama's appeal is based, in part, on race, rhetoric and the promise of national unity. What does he want to do on Iraq, the economy and other issues the next president will be faced with? Can he withstand the scrutiny that goes with his current front-runner status?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Frances Anderton
architecture critic and author
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Geoff Elliott
Washington Correspondent, The Australian
Joel Stein
journalist and author
Rosalind Burd-Leszczuk
Mother of Los Angeles Times columnist, Joel Stein
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- 7:44Barack Obama: The Phenomenon and the CandidateYou’re reading this
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