Barack Obama: “Yes We Can” The PowerPoint Deck www.shmula.com

Agenda Thank You Time for Change Change isn’t Easy What we’re up Against What I See We Cannot Lose Hope What I Know Yes We Can www.shmula.com

Thank You

Time for Change

Change isn’t Easy

What we’re up Against

What I See

We Cannot Lose Hope

What I Know

Yes We Can

Thank You Thank you, South Carolina Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle Obama Thank you, Malia and Sasha Thank you, Pete Skidmore www.shmula.com

Thank you, South Carolina

Thank you to the rock of my life, Michelle Obama

Thank you, Malia and Sasha

Thank you, Pete Skidmore

Time for Change Some doubted this country’s desire for change We have most delegates and diverse coalition of Americans You can see it in their faces – young, old, rich, poor, black, white, latino, native american, democrat, republican, and others We are ready to believe again www.shmula.com

Some doubted this country’s desire for change

We have most delegates and diverse coalition of Americans

You can see it in their faces – young, old, rich, poor, black, white, latino, native american, democrat, republican, and others

We are ready to believe again

Change isn’t Easy Fine candidates & competition is fierce We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us www.shmula.com

Fine candidates & competition is fierce

We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington

Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us

What we’re up Against Fine candidates & competition is fierce We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us Lobbyist dominate government Ability to lead does not come from longevity in Washington Bitter partisanship where opponents demonize each other Politics that uses religion as a wedge and patiotism as a bludgeon www.shmula.com

Fine candidates & competition is fierce

We’re looking to fundamentally change status quo in Washington

Status quo is fighting back with same tactics that divide and distract us

Lobbyist dominate government

Ability to lead does not come from longevity in Washington

Bitter partisanship where opponents demonize each other

Politics that uses religion as a wedge and patiotism as a bludgeon

What I See I do not see a white or black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina I saw crumbling schools I saw shuttered mills We struggle with Washington and with our own self doubts, fears, and cynicism Change we seek requires struggle and sacrifice www.shmula.com

I do not see a white or black South Carolina. I saw South Carolina

I saw crumbling schools

I saw shuttered mills

We struggle with Washington and with our own self doubts, fears, and cynicism

Change we seek requires struggle and sacrifice

We Cannot Lose Hope There are people counting on us and they have stories and voices A mom who can’t get Medicaid to support her children A Teacher who works the night shift at Dunkin Donuts A Maytag worker who competes with his teenager for a $7/hour job Woman cannot breathe since nephew left for Iraq www.shmula.com

There are people counting on us and they have stories and voices

A mom who can’t get Medicaid to support her children

A Teacher who works the night shift at Dunkin Donuts

A Maytag worker who competes with his teenager for a $7/hour job

Woman cannot breathe since nephew left for Iraq

We Cannot Lose Hope (continued) versus past future www.shmula.com

What I Know We can overcome big money and influence in Washington Latinos and Blacks can work together We can overcome racial divide www.shmula.com

We can overcome big money and influence in Washington

Latinos and Blacks can work together

We can overcome racial divide

Yes We Can We can heal this nation We can seize our future Yes We Can www.shmula.com

We can heal this nation

We can seize our future

Yes We Can