He was just 35 when in 1996 he won his first bid for political office. Even many of his staunchest supporters, such as Black, still resent the strong-arm tactics Obama employed to win his seat in the Illinois Legislature.
Obama hired fellow Harvard Law alum and election law expert Thomas Johnson to challenge the nominating petitions of four other candidates, including the popular incumbent, Alice Palmer, a liberal activist who had held the seat for several years, according to an April 2007 Chicago Tribune report.
Obama found enough flaws in the petition sheets -- to appear on the ballot, candidates needed 757 signatures from registered voters living within the district -- to knock off all the other Democratic contenders. He won the seat unopposed.
"A close examination of Obama's first campaign clouds the image he has cultivated throughout his political career," wrote Tribune political reporters David Jackson and Ray Long. "The man now running for president on a message of giving a voice to the voiceless first entered public office not by leveling the playing field, but by clearing it."
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If the other petitions were in error why should they be allowed to participate???
You do not have a problem with Senator Obama, you have a problem with people whose he's encountered.
Unfortunately we can not live our lives without having to deal with unscrupulous, rude, stupid, criminal, bigoted people. They don't come with a warning label.
Sir, you have NO ARGUMENT. You need to look at yourself to figure out why you hate Senator Obama. It's not something he's done.
Try compassion.
You both are wrong. We choose who we want to be our mentors. Obama chose a racist. He chose to go to a racist church. He chose to associate with Louis Farrakhan and travel with him to visit enemies of our country.
Tell the truth you know that if any white man did the same thing you would call him a racist.
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