The reason Obama GOT the nomination in 2008 was that 2004 speech - without it he wouldn't have been a player in the primaries. That put him on the map. Most of the MEDIA in attendance at the 2004 DNC didn't know who he was, aside from his title - they'd never heard him talk before. There was no reason to think, when that decision was made, that he'd be anywhere NEAR a presidential run in 2008. And they gave the guy 16 minutes.
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