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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Before they ran you could say you hadn’t heard much about Clinton, Carter, Reagan, Obama, Bush I (and really all I knew about W was that he was a son). The only famous person running was Trump. Look where that got people. Before Trump the only person nationally known was probably Eisenhower.
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Obama was huge after the keynote speech in 2004. Everyone assumed he was going to step up and run for President in 2008. I don't know what the line is for required popularity, but he was definitely known across the country after the speech.