Barack Hussein Obama is a United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Democratic Party. The U.S. Senate Historical Office lists him as the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate. Barack Obama is currently running for the office of President of the United States.

The 2008 Democratic primaries will be the selection process by which the Democrats chose their candidates in the 2008 election for President and Vice President of the United States. Through a series of primaries and caucuses culminating in the Democratic National Convention, the party will pick a candidate to represent them in the elections. The supporters of Barack Obama will turn out in force at the Democratic National Convention hoping to see their candidate secure the nomination for the 2008 Presidential election. If you are a Democrat who envisions positive change for the United States of America, be sure to support Barack Obama in his bid to become President of the United States.