# Barack Obama - future President?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-future-president/272917>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 4, 2004, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-future-president/272917 "2004-11-04T04:08:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama-future-president/272917/15 "2004-11-04T05:36:45Z")

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> [@roger thornhill](#):
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> So, **BG** , are you saying that it’s the worst of both worlds for Obama, in the long run? Unrepresentative of and resented by the African-Americans, and unappealing, to put it mildly, to flyover folks.

No, he can likely keep his Senate seat indefinitely. I’m just saying he’s not a good presidential prospect.

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