Barack Obama was a state legislator whose advancement was blocked in Illinois . Eventually try once more for the U.S. House of Representatives , after the humiliating rejection in 2000 ? As Greene recalls his campaign strategy of staying in place , sought national attention . Even Obama 's critics must be impressed by how he chose to aim high , Greene says . Greene : Democrats can make the ` ` impossible , '' but only if they try .
Barack Obama was a state legislator whose advancement was blocked in Illinois . As Greene recalls his campaign strategy of staying in place , sought national attention . Even Obama 's critics must be impressed by how he chose to aim high , Greene says . Greene : Democrats can make the ` ` impossible , '' but only if they try .