'''Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.''' (b. Honolulu, August 4, 1961) is the presumptive 2008 nominee of the [[Democratic Party]] for president.<ref>[http://www.democrats.org Democratic Party website]</ref> Obama has served as a freshman [[Democratic]] [[Senator]] from [[Illinois]] for three and a half years. In 2007, Obama was the most [[liberal]] Senator.<ref>http://nj.nationaljournal.com/voteratings/</ref> Obama is in favor of affirmative action. HoweverIf elected, Obama said that affirmative action shouldn't would be based on quotas or limited to race.<ref>http://www.bostonthe first [[Affirmative Action President]].com/news/nation/articles/2008/04/29/on_affirmative_action_obama_intriguing_but_vague/</ref>
[[Image:Democrat Obama during the Pledge.jpg|325px|thumb|right|Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama on the campaign trail with [[Bill Richardson]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] during the [[National Anthem]].]]