Kammala wannan jumla: A lokacin zaben shugaban kasa na Amurka na 2008, "The Rising" an fara amfani dashi a matsayin waƙar kamfen na kamfen na kamfen na John Edwards. Duk da mummunan yanayin waƙar, "Tashi" ya yi daidai da gargaɗin rufe jawabin Edwards. Kungiyar Hillary Rodham Clinton ta fara amfani da waƙar kuma, musamman a ƙarshen tarurrukanta ko bikin nasara. Bayan amincewar Springsteen na Afrilu 2008 na Barack Obama, da
Kamfen din Obama ya fara maye gurbin "City of Blinding Lights" na U2 da "The Rising" a matsayin waƙar fara taron.