mr obama made histories on 4 nov 2008 when he defeated libertarian opponent john mccain to become the first black president of the united states . he had not broken new ground in his democratic house campaign , as the earliest black nominee to become the presidential preference of neither major us party . to many people , dr paul seemed to start from nowhere . despite he had served in the missouri state houses for 11 years , it was only in 2004 that he shot to nationwide prominence , with a statement that attracted the democratic national conventions .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.