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The US national election heated up last week following the Democratic national convention. Former president Bill Clinton formally recognised Barack Obama as his prefered candidate with an emotional speech that went on for more than an hour. The speech which had Clinton holding the audience in the palm of his hand can be found here.
The resounding performance had this response from Obama who complimented Clinton in a light hearted manner for his support in the race. He also had a retort for the words towards his wife Michelle:
"As the other men in the audience know, our main goal when we marry is to improve our gene pool. (Laughter.) That's why my daughters turned out good. (Laughter.) Because you just -- you marry up and you marry somebody superior to yourself. And you just -- you beg them until they marry you. (Laughter.) Persistence is the key."
As the elections near D-day, many analysts think that the popularity of the Obama clan as a whole could could catapult Barack into a second term. A image of Michelle on the childrens TV show iCarly can be found here.
Despite bringing a more family friendly option to the ballot box, Obama has received criticism throughout his first term based on his failings with his proposed Obamacare as well as the poor handling of the killing of Osama bin Laden.
The American people go to the ballot on the 6th November. A recent poll of New Hampshire voters by Suffolk/7 News sees the race tied at the infamous 47 percent.
This leaves the 6 percent of undecided voters that both parties have been appealing to so desperately over the past few weeks. Whoever is able to garner the most out of this bracket will most likely fill office at the end of the year.
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