Barack Obama officially announced his candidacy today. You can read his announcement speech here. I’d like to hear people’s thoughts about Obama. I like him personally, although he’s not perfect…no one is. I worry about whether he is savvy enough to weather a full campaign, but I have no confidence in the dinosaurs that actually have experience running Presidential campaigns. I don’t think I have to worry very much about major gaffes. He can probably make up for any factual errors and he is not prone to saying impolitic things. I need to see his policy positions, but for a Senator he is a solidly progressive voice. As a Presidential candidate, he is a good deal to the left of anyone since Mondale. I can’t really complain on this score. And I think he actually has a lot of potential, if elected, to not only break down some significant barriers, but to really start healing the partisan divide in this country. I’m keeping an open mind about him. And, even though I once hoped he would not run, now I am glad he decided to. I look forward to watching his campaign.

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