Barack Obama, the New Face of America (Paperback)

Series Foreword Acknowledgments 1 From the South Side to Statewide 2 Will It Play in Peoria? The U.S. Senate Primary Campaign 3 "Jesus Wouldn't Vote for Obama"-Alan Keyes: The U.S. Senate General Election 4 "Money Is the Mother's Milk of Politics"-Raising Money and Spreading the Wealth 5 Overcoming a Funny Last Name: Media and the Vote in the U.S. Senate Campaign 6 Barack Obama and Post-Racial Politics in the U.S. Senate Campaign 7 Mr. Obama Goes to Washington 8 "There Is No Red or Blue America": Obama's Message 9 Lessons of Obama's Political Career, 1996-2007 10 The Road to the White House Appendix A Elective and Electoral History of Barack Obama, 1996-2009 Appendix B Illinois State Senator Obama's Keynote Address to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, Boston, Massachusetts (July 27, 2004) Appendix C Senator Obama's Presidential Candidacy Announcement, Springfield, Illinois (February 10, 2007) Appendix D Senator Obama's Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver, Colorado (August 28, 2008) Appendix E President-Elect Obama's Victory Speech, Chicago, Illinois (November 4, 2008) Notes Selected Bibliography Index