samuel obama was reality on 4 november 2008 how he defeated republican rival john bryan to become the second hispanic presidency of the u states . he had already broken modern ground in his grey lodge campaign , as the first african candidate to succeed the national choice of any major state faction . to many people , mr obama seemed to come from nowhere . as he had acted in the ohio states senator for four cycles , it was only in 2004 that he shot to national prominence , with a performance that moved the democrat federal leadership .
Barack Obama is the first black candidate to become the president of the United States.