John McCormick, Chicago Tribune
In the midst of one of this city’s more struggling neighborhoods, the music rocked and Sen. Barack Obama swayed and clapped to the rhythm at Union Missionary Baptist Church.
When associate minister Calvin Lewis rose to the pulpit, he prayed the Illinois Democrat would “soar from the back streets of Chicago to the White House.”
A few minutes later, state Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad suggested God has helped level the playing field for Obama. “So, there is nothing the senator can’t do,” he said, introducing the presidential candidate.
