Ted Kennedy Endorsement

Obama's speech at American University today getting endorsed by Senator Kennedy.

Obama Iowa Victory Speech

This is truly where the tide began to turn. His speech is incredible: written to reflect his own voice and executed with his typical charismatic style. Even if you've already seen it, its worth another watch.

Jefferson Jackson Dinner Speech

I know this is a bit out of date, but it is certainly worth watching. This is the point where Obama finally found his footing and began to catch the wind in his sails. Although his nomination is far from sure, the wisdom of the blogs leads me to suspect that Clinton would be deeply hurt from a heavy loss in New Hampshire. The record turnout alone will help him on the stump in South Carolina.

Iowa Victory Speech

This is surely one of the finest of his career. At a couple points he sounded similar to Martin Luther King. This may well be remembered as the beginning of the end of Hillary Clinton's presidential ambitions. It is a truly fantastic speech.

Obama is articulate and able to share gut connections with voters to such an extent that he is unlike virtually any other politician in recent memory. Although he would probably have been better served by getting a little management experience under his belt, evidence suggests (notably his 8-11 point lead in New Hampshire, with 45 minutes to go until the polls close) that he could ride his "change" message to the Presidency.