Obama Reflects on Anniversary of Presidential Campaign Launch

By Mutha
  • Former President Barack Obama took to social media to mark a historic anniversary.
  • February 10, 2007 was the day he announced his candidacy for president.
  • He wrote on Facebook, it's hard to believe that 15 years have passed.
  • There are plans to erect a marker at the site where he made his official announcement.
  • Obama continued, it's easy to look back on that morning and the nearly two year campaign that followed and think that our efforts were destined for success. But at the time, our campaign was viewed as a longshot-historic perhaps, but unlikely to end in the White House.
  • More than 17,000 people attended the event that launched his campaign.
  • He said what gave him confidence to move forward in spite of it being a long shot were the people he met along the way.
COP26 Adaptation, Loss and Damage - Day Nine

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 08: Former US President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks during a round table meeting at the University of Strathclyde on November 08, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. Day Nine of the 2021 climate summit in Glasgow will focus on delivering the practical solutions needed to adapt to climate impacts and address loss and damage. This is the 26th "Conference of the Parties" and represents a gathering of all the countries signed on to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Climate Agreement. The aim of this year's conference is to commit countries to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)Photo: Getty Images

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