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  • By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
  • 116 min | Documentary
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
116 min | Documentary

Nearly a year before Barack Obama announced his candidacy for the presidency, two filmmakers began to roll cameras on the young senator. Over the next 19 months, across the USA, the daily events of the presidential campaign are chronicled.
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Arielle Amsalem | Geeta Gandbhir | Sam Pollard (as Samuel D. Pollard)
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Updated Aug 7, 2009

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Aug 7, 2009 (United States)

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63 cast members
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Dick Armey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Axelrod
Self - Chief Campaign Strategist Self - Chief Campaign Strategist   See fewer
Bill Ayers
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Melissa Bean
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Biden
Self - Democrat Vice-Presidential Candidate Self - Democrat Vice-Presidential Candidate   See fewer
Mike Blake
Self - Iowa Political Director Self - Iowa Political Director   See fewer
Wolf Blitzer
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tucker Carlson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ronnie Cho
Self - Organizer Self - Organizer   See fewer
Hillary Clinton
Self - Democrat Candidate (as Hillary Rodham Clinton) Self - Democrat Candidate (as Hillary Rodham Clinton)   See fewer
James Clyburn
Self (as Rep. James E. Clyburn) Self (as Rep. James E. Clyburn)   See fewer
Candy Crowley
Self - HSCNN Self - HSCNN   See fewer
Jennifer Donahue
Self - New Hampshire Institute of Politics (archive footage) Self - New Hampshire Institute of Politics (archive footage)   See fewer
Tammy Duckworth
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ann Dunham
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Madelyn Dunham
Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Durbin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jon Favreau
Self - Chief Speechwriter Self - Chief Speechwriter   See fewer
Robert Gibbs
Self - Head of Communications Self - Head of Communications   See fewer
Jane Hall
Self - Fox News (archive footage) Self - Fox News (archive footage)   See fewer
Carol Harwell
Self - Former Campaign Manager Self - Former Campaign Manager   See fewer
Scott Helman
Self - The Boston Globe Self - The Boston Globe   See fewer
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Klein
Self - Time Magazine Self - Time Magazine   See fewer
Ryan Lizza
Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker   See fewer
Jim Margolis
Self - Media Consultant Self - Media Consultant   See fewer
Chris Matthews
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Menendez
Self (as Sen. Bob Menendez) Self (as Sen. Bob Menendez)   See fewer
Konrad Ng
Self (as Konrad) Self (as Konrad)   See fewer
Barack Obama Sr.
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Auma Obama
Self (scenes deleted) Self (scenes deleted)   See fewer
David Plouffe
Self - Campaign Manager Self - Campaign Manager   See fewer
Condoleezza Rice
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Richardson
Self - New Mexico Governor Self - New Mexico Governor   See fewer
Tim Russert
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Melisanne Russo
Self - 4HD Reporter (as Melissa Russo) Self - 4HD Reporter (as Melissa Russo)   See fewer
Maya Soetoro-Ng
Self (as Maya) Self (as Maya)   See fewer
Lynn Sweet
Self - Chicago Sun-Times Self - Chicago Sun-Times   See fewer
Jake Tapper
Self (scenes deleted) (archive footage) Self (scenes deleted) (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Tewes
Self - Iowa State Director Self - Iowa State Director   See fewer
Bobby Titcomb
Self - High School Friend Self - High School Friend   See fewer
Chuck Todd
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Tommy Vietor
Self - Iowa Press Secretary Self - Iowa Press Secretary   See fewer
Brian Williams
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Wolffe
Self - MSNBC Newsweek Self - MSNBC Newsweek   See fewer
Jeremiah Wright
Self - Reverend (archive footage) Self - Reverend (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Zeleny
Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times   See fewer
Kamala Harris
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
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