Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Musi waFebruary 10, 2007, Barack Obama, panguva iyoyo-junior United States Senator kubva kuIllinois, akazivisa kukwikwidza kwake nokuda kwehutungamiri hweUnited States muSpringfield, Illinois. Obama akazivisa kukwikwidza kwake pa Old State Capitol building, apo Abraham Lincoln akanga ataura hurukuro yake "House Divided
" kutaura. Obama ndiye akanga ari mukwikwidzi mukuru, pamwe chete naJohn Edwards, kumumhanyi anotungamira Hillary Clinton kwenguva yakawanda ya2007. Akanga achangobva kubuda somunhu wenyika yose mune zvematongerwe enyika eDemocratic, achitaura hurukuro huru yeDNC makore matatu chete apfuura uye akakunda sarudzo yake yeSeneti nguva pfupi pashure pacho.