Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
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Title: By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
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| Barack Obama | ... | Self | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Neil Abercrombie | ... | Self |
| Dick Armey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| David Axelrod | ... | Self - Chief Campaign Strategist | |
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Bill Ayers | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Melissa Bean | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Jill Biden | ... | Self | |
| Joe Biden | ... | Self - Democrat Vice-Presidential Candidate | |
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Mike Blake | ... | Self - Iowa Political Director |
| Wolf Blitzer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tucker Carlson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ronnie Cho | ... | Self - Organizer |
| Hillary Clinton | ... | Self - Democrat Candidate (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) | |
| James Clyburn | ... | Self (as James E. Clyburn) | |
| Candy Crowley | ... | Self - HSCNN | |
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In 2006, Barack Obama -- a largely unknown freshman senator from Illinois -- hits the campaign trail in a struggle to gain national recognition. Cameras follow Obama as he recovers from nearly losing to Sen. Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primaries and meets the challenge of his Republican rival, Sen. John McCain, in the general election. After a hard-fought campaign, Obama successfully captures the nation's imagination, becoming the first African-American president in U.S. history. Written by Jwelch5742
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Whether you like Obama or not, this film is an excellent documentary following a successful campaign. Axelrod and Gibbs played a crucial role in Obama's election, and this film highlights the brilliant ideas they came up with along the way. The movie doesn't play favorites, and doesn't appear biased against McCain and towards Obama, it is simply a film showing how hard it is and the path this President took to achieve his goals and aspirations. I would recommend this film for anyone interested in the behind the scenes work behind Obama's campaign. As far as history goes, Obama's election is a milestone, whether you like it or not. That being said, his steps to the highest office are wonderfully culminated in this documentary.