# Crystal balls: Dopers who called the Obama presidency first

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**Created:** [November 5, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-balls-dopers-who-called-the-obama-presidency-first/471289 "2008-11-05T16:39:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crystal-balls-dopers-who-called-the-obama-presidency-first/471289/4 "2008-11-05T21:17:23Z")

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From July 2004, during the DNC. Great call, guys! 🙂

> **[Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268599)**
>
> Was that speech something, or what? You think Clinton was good last night, you shoulda heard this kid. I think we were just watching the ~46th President of the United States. Wow. Anybody got a transcript yet? Here’s a quote ganked from Atrios:

> [@Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-obama/257207/1):
>
> Was that speech something, or what? You think Clinton was good last night, you shoulda heard this kid.
> 
> I think we were just watching the ~46th President of the United States.
> 
> Wow.
> 
> Anybody got a transcript yet? Here’s a quote ganked from Atrios:

> **[Obama for President!](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268610)**
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> I might be a bit biased, as I worked on Barak Obama’s primary campaign, but I think this guy has enough charisma, intelligence, charm, and political know-how to someday make it to the White House-- if voters can get over his very ethnic name. ...

> [@Obama for President!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-for-president/257217/1):
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> I might be a bit biased, as I worked on Barak Obama’s primary campaign, but I think this guy has enough charisma, intelligence, charm, and political know-how to someday make it to the White House-- if voters can get over his very ethnic name.
> 
> Obama’s speech tonight was absolutely on the mark…too bad no one saw it. Stupid networks.
> 
> Happy

These two threads got me to pay attention to this guy with a funny name. Of course, it was later all over the newspapers since he has Hawaii roots. Good call, guys!

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