Americans voted for changes. White and African-Americans, male and female, old and young - all yearned for a change to a new, better future. One of the root causes of Obama's victory in the presidential election was the desire of Americans to eradicate racism from the American society. This commitment made it possible, and November 4, 2008 the United States took a decisive step on the road to the grand change in the society, which is universal equality. This historic event was to emphasize the equality not only of African-Americans but of all minorities in all spheres of society (Nagourneynov “Obama Wins Election”).
Some analysts note that the other root reason for Obama’s election among other things was the fact that most Americans were not satisfied with the policies of Republican George W. Bush and his chosen political course. Obama became the single candidate of the Democratic Party after the June 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton officially announced her retirement from the race and supported Obama’s candidacy. June 25 2008 42nd US President Bill Clinton first endorsed Obama, stating that he would do everything in his power for Obama’s victory at the US presidential election in November 2008. In recent years more and more people in the US call themselves supporters of the Democratic course. So, according to data of CNN, 55 percent of respondents called themselves Democrats or supporters of the Democratic Party (Blake, “Obama's victory caps struggles of previous generations”).
These two root causes made it possible for Barak Obama to become the first African-American President in the United States history.
Works Cited
Blake, John. “Obama's victory caps struggles of previous generations”. CNN, 20 Nov, 2008. Web. 30 Jul 2016.
Nagourneynov, Adam. “Obama Wins Election”. The New York Times, 4 Nov, 2008. Web. 29 Jul 2016.
