Obama: 'It's still about hope'
<p><span word="Hope">Hope</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="gambit">gambit</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>?</p><p><span word="Conventional">Conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="no">no</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steward">steward</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="demoralized">demoralized</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="trek">trek</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="begs">begs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="differ">differ</span>.</p><p>"<span word="If">If</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="hope">hope</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="chanting">chanting</span> "<span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="years">years</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="battleground">battleground</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="Ohio">Ohio</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span>," <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="echo">echo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2004 <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="speech">speech</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prominence">prominence</span>.</p><p><span word="Obama">Obama</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="rallies">rallies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="presidents">presidents</span> <span word="crave">crave</span>, <span word="injected">injected</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="poetry">poetry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="slogging">slogging</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governing">governing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arena">arena</span> <span word="buzzing">buzzing</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="bent">bent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="renewing">renewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2008 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stump">stump</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>,<span word="though">though</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="works">works</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="bounded">bounded</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="stage">stage</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="featuring">featuring</span> <span word="Edith">Edith</span> <span word="Childs">Childs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tired">tired</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="coined">coined</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chant">chant</span> "<span word="Fired">Fired</span>, <span word="Up">Up</span>, <span word="Ready">Ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Go">Go</span>!"</p>
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