bill obama made up on 4 november 2008 ; he defeated republican senator john mccain to become the 2nd black president of the individual state . he had already broken new ground in his state house campaign , as the fifth black candidate to became the presidential choice of each major us party . to many people , mr clinton looked to come from ohio . although he had serve in the illinois public senate for eight years , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a speech that stirred the democratic republican convention .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.