Barack Obama shakes hands with the crowd following his speech at Xcel. Obama's rally at the Xcel drew a crowd of between 30,000 and 40,000 people. (MPR Photo/Bill Alkofer)
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- Obama announces victory (program audio)
Campaign 2008
President, U.S. Senate, Congress, and the Minnesota House of Representatives are the major races in the campaign of 2008. This is the first presidential election without an incumbent or sitting vice president involved since 1952.Campaign 2008
Obama announces victory
Broadcast: Midday, 06/04/2008, 12:00 p.m.
At the close of the primary season, Midday broadcasts speeches made by the two presumptive presidential nominees, Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, who are now working to frame the issues for the election in November.
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