Assignment 2-1 Weekly Written Analysis 2

I chose Barack Obama for this week’s analysis paper. Personally, my reason for choosing him was to learn about him and his campaign. I have not been following this years election madness so I used this opportunity to learn about one of the candidates and the opinions some members of society have about him. I’ve been told he has a strong voice for health care and insurance. He is striving for affordable healthcare for the working class as well as dependents up to age 25. Once elected he plans on bringing our troops home and has made it known he’s been against the war since the beginning.
Some members of society are behind him because of the desire for change and they feel he’s the best candidate. They think his background from Harvard, being the 1st black president of the debate team, a lawyer by profession and the past senator of Illinois contributes greatly to his fight. Those uneducated about Obama’s history think that he’s Muslim because of his name when he’s originally from Hawaii. His father is Indonesian, but after divorce, his mother re-married a Muslim from Kenya and that’s where the name came from.
Because of his young age, some feel he’s not experienced enough. Though his attitude, and his calm and level-headed demeanor portrays that he’s very professional but yet passionate. Some people admire that when he speaks he first acknowledges his wife.
When he began, because of the issues, he had a huge middle class following, and after more exposure, he’s gained the attention and support of most high class professionals and celebrities. Obama is not using his campaign time to lobby for money like most candidates, he uses his campaign time to get the issues out there. The majority of his funding comes from donations. I’ve learned that one of our democratic candidates for Presidency is respected by a great deal of people for a wide range of reasons.