Personal Narrative: The 2008 Election Made History

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The 2008 presidential election made history by having both the first African American and the first female presidential nominees running against one another. The 2040 election will make election history yet again by having the first, African American, female nominee running for the office of Commander-in-Chief, me! During my time in grade school I became interested in politics. It was out of the ordinary for my age and understanding, but I watched one the greatest, Barack Obama. At this age I really didn’t comprehend what was really going on, I just wanted to do it. As years past on I decided to start writing how I could build my way up on how to be just like Barack Obama. I read multiple books on Barack himself, as well as his wife. I took

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