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A less-than-electrifying account of an electrifying election.
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2009 · 1h 56m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Amy Rice
,
Alicia Sams
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama is a documentary film produced by Edward Norton broadcast in November 2009 on HBO, which follows Barack Obama and various members of his campaign team, including David Axelrod, through the two years leading up to the United States presidential election on November 4th, 2008.
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