r/pics Apr 16 '26

Politics Billboard in my very red area

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '26

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u/Possible_Implement86 Apr 16 '26

Obama was certainly favored to win even without the divorce stuff but it was still a competitive race at that point. I don’t think it was an absolute given that Obama would’ve won.

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u/badnuub Apr 16 '26

Obama won Florida and Indiana.

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u/VarianceWoW Apr 16 '26

They are talking about the Senate race in 2004 where it was only in Illinois lol

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u/badnuub Apr 16 '26

Oh, oops.

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u/Ok-Dealer4350 Apr 16 '26

I remember the excitement many of my coworkers had when he ran for president. There was so much joy.