http://www.observer.com/term/voting-rights-act en http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/bill-thompson-meaning-obama “As an African-American, and I said it to somebody I saw earlier today, I didn’t think I would live to see this moment in my lifetime,” City Comptroller Bill Thompson told me last night. “I hoped that my daughter would. I didn’t think I would.”<br /> <br /> Thompson was referring to Barack Obama getting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. We were standing inside the Sheraton Denver, with a roomful of New York political people... http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/bill-thompson-meaning-obama#comments Politics Barack Obama Bill Thompson David Dinkins Elections Politics Daily Voting Rights Act Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:18 -0400 http://www.observer.com/2008/politics/bill-thompson-meaning-obama