Good news for a lot of commenters here at TMV (quite some people seem to think highly of Obama): Senator Barack Obama admits considering a run for president in 08.
The Illinois Democrat said he could no longer stand by the statements he made after his 2004 election and earlier this year that he would serve a full six-year term in Congress. He said he would not make a decision until after the Nov. 7 elections.
“That was how I was thinking at that time,” said Obama, when asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about his previous statements.
“Given the responses that I’ve been getting over the last several months, I have thought about the possibility” although not with the seriousness or depth required, he said. “My main focus right now is in the ’06. … After November 7, I’ll sit down, I’ll sit down and consider, and if at some point I change my mind, I will make a public announcement and everybody will be able to go at me.”
The main problem, it seems to me, he has is that he is a Senator, not a governor. That might prove to be quite an obstacle to him. A terrific VP? Yes. But President? Perhaps too early.
On the other hand, experience is important, but it does not guarantee success, just as a lack of experience doesn’t guarantee failure.
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