Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2007, O'Malley Dillon gara ọzọ ịrụ ọrụ maka John Edwards na mkpọsa ntuliaka onyeisiala ya nke afọ 2008 dịka onye nduzi steeti Iowa ya na onye osote onye njikwa mkpọsa ya. Mgbe a chụpụrụ Edwards ọzọ, ọ sonyeere Barack Obama
mkpọsa onyeisiala maka ntuliaka dịka onye nduzi mpaghara agha. Mgbe ntuliaka Obama gasịrị, ọ rụrụ ọrụ na ntughari onye isi ala dị ka onye isi oche nke ndị ọrụ, wee were ya n'ọrụ dị ka onye isi oche nke Kọmitii Democratic Democratic n'okpuru Tim Kaine.