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And the fact that he didn't have to actually vote on it. Had Obama's career trajectory been 5 years earlier in not sure he actually takes that no vote. Younger people forget the environment at that time, only 10% of Ds vote no bc we were banning French Fries at the time
The millennials might not be old enough to have experienced the first half of the 2000s as tuned in adults. Let me tell you, anyone serving in the senate w known serious White House ambitions is voting yes on that authorization. Nominating someone against the war in 2004 was
Usellable even to Democratic primary voters in 2004. Nation did a complete about face but it wasnt until 2005. Hell, I was a against the war from day 1 and everything I, as a single mom community college student w a weirdly high interest in current affairs thought might happen,
Happened but if I was running for senate even in Oregon it would have been hard to win against the war in 2004 so if I was forced to vote on it.....
