Qoraal sii socota faqradan - 10-kii Febraayo, 2007, Barack Obama, oo markaas ahaa Senator-ka ugu yar Mareykanka ee Illinois, ayaa ku dhawaaqay musharaxnimadiisa madaxtinimada Mareykanka ee Springfield, Illinois. Obama wuxuu ku dhawaaqay musharaxnimadiisa dhismaha Old State Capitol, halkaas oo uu Abraham Lincoln ka jeediyay khudbadiisa "House Divided
Hadalka Obama waxa uu ahaa tartanka ugu weyn, oo ay weheliyaan John Edwards, si ay u horumariyaan tartanka Hillary Clinton inta badan 2007. Waxa uu dhawaan soo baxay shaqsi qaran siyaasada Dimuqraadiga ah, isagoo ka hadlay khudbadii ugu weyneyd ee DNC saddex sano ka hor oo uu ku guuleystay doorashadiisa Senate-ka wax yar kadib.