12 years ago, Obama first addressed this convention, and America first learned he existed. We at Daily Kos, of course, already knew. He had been crowned the “patron saint of Daily Kos” as we fought to retake the Senate. I even wrote that he would be the first black president, though I didn’t think it would happen as quickly as 2016.
Ahh, memories. I was in the audience. I remember being in a group that wanted to cut out and head for the parties, and I said, “Wait no, you gotta watch this guy. It’ll be worth it!” Barack is walking down memory lane too. He was nervous, but had faith.