Hope for Politics

Race Against History

Barack Obama's campaign for Senate in Illinois is getting national attention--and for good reason. He's a unique candidate, with impressive qualfications and the ability to deliver convincing speeches rather than simple sound bites. And if the opinions being voiced by every expert in the nation have any basis in reality, he's a shoo-in; after winning a seven-candidate primary with 53% of the vote, and running against a weak candidate in Ryan, in a state that keeps tilting more and more Democratic, do you really think Obama will lose? Politics today often inspires cynicism. Take pleasure in the fact that, at least in Illinois, we have someone to make us feel hopeful.