Obama pointed out, for example, that he won primaries in former Confederate states and that he had built a “powerful coalition of African Americans and white Americans.” Obama / the President of the United States of America /(2009 - ) / was a genius / during the campaign. In fact, that is precisely what lost Neil Kinnock the job of Prime Minister in 1993. 44 MTEJA BNET All Bnet Articles Library Stocks Dictionary Search Advanced Search in free and premium articles free articles only premium articles only Arts Autos Business Health Home & Garden News Reference Sports Technology Search Login Newsletters My BNET Today Management Strategy Work Life Insight Industries Business Library Video