Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na February 10, 2007, Barack Obama, onye bụbu onye nta na United States Senator si Illinois, kwupụtara na ya ga-azọ ọkwa onyeisiala United States na Springfield, Illinois. Obama kwupụtara ọkwa ya na ụlọ Old State Capitol, ebe Abraham Lincoln kwuru okwu ya "
Okwu Ụlọ E Kewara Ekewa". Obama bụ onye isi na-agbagha, ya na John Edwards, na-ebute ụzọ na-agba ọsọ Hillary Clinton maka ọtụtụ 2007. Ọ bụ naanị na nso nso a ka ọ pụtara dịka onye ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị mba na ndọrọndọrọ ọchịchị Democratic, ebe o kwuru okwu DNC naanị afọ atọ tupu mgbe ahụ wee merie ntuli aka Senate ya obere oge ka nke ahụ gasịrị.