The former president shot to national fame after making a keynote speech at the DNC in Boston two decades ago.
Former President Barack Obama is said to view Tuesday’s keynote at the Democratic National Convention as more important than the appearance 20 years ago that rocketed him to national attention and, eventually, the White House.
An unnamed confidante of Obama’s spoke to CNN, explaining that the former president had told advisers that Tuesday’s speech was far more important to the country than his 2004 address.
« Of course, he still believes Donald Trump could win », the source told CNN. « But he believes Kamala Harris can win. »
When Obama appeared at the DNC in 2004, he was still a state senator from Illinois with virtually no household name recognition.
