Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
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Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominees for president and vice president, offer a path to a brighter future rather than a doom-and-gloom dystopia. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) Dallas Voice endorses Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Tammye Nash | Managing Editor nash@DallasVoice.com Where is no doubt that this has been a most unusual election year.
There is no doubt that the partisan divide in our country grows ever deeper, ever wider. And few would argue that the 2024 presidential election could — likely will — irrevocably change this nation, for better or for worse.
It depends on which side of that partisan chasm you stand, on which outcome — Harris or Trump — would be for the better, and which would be for the worse.
What if you are watching this presidential race from across the LGBTQ rainbow, as we are here at Dallas Voice? Which candidate would be our best bet?
