They Said This Day Would Never Come: Chasing the Dream on Obama's Improbable Campaign

The thrilling, unlikely story of Barack Obama's first presidential campaign, as told by the volunteers and staff who propelled the longshot candidate to the presidency


In the year leading up to the Iowa caucuses, few thought a freshman senator named Barack Hussein Obama would be able to win the Democratic nomination—not to mention become the most popular leader in the world.


But something was stirring. Hundreds of young people from all over the country began assembling first in Iowa. These "k...