President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012CHARLOTTE, N.C. – President Barack Obama’s convention evolution is complete.
Eight years ago, the little-known Democrat rocketed into the political spotlight with a soaring convention keynote address. Four years later, he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination and became its standard bearer.
On Thursday and now the president, Obama took the stage fighting for his job.
“I recognize that times have changed since I first spoke to this convention,” Obama said. “The times have changed, and so have I.”
“I’m no longer just a candidate. I’m the president,” he said, drawing cheers from the crowd of 15,000.