Obama Neighbor Finds Hope for DemocratsPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Aug. 03‚ 2004Progressives had a lot to be hopeful for at last week's Democratic National Convention. The Kerry campaign emerged from Boston with a powerful message and a unified base - ready to pound the pavement to elect a new President this November. But the biggest surprise came from the Keynote Address by Barack Obama, who until last week was just a little-known state senator from Chicago. |