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TIME asks people in London what they know -- and don't know -- about the presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. President._ --- Jul 27, 2023 12:55 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [President Obama to Democrats: "Look Out For the American People"](/video/qse8sFPK/) ### President Obama to Democrats: "Look Out For the American People" [Michelle Obama Arrives at a School in London](/video/1xPLiCd8/) ### Michelle Obama Arrives at a School in London [Obama: ‘We Don’t Have A Strategy Yet’ For ISIS](/video/p9LXCR3r/) ### Obama: ‘We Don’t Have A Strategy Yet’ For ISIS --- ## Transcript >> What I know about Barack Obama? >> I can't say any facts about-- >> He's Republican party, I think. >> I know he's American. >> Which is on the right of the political spectrum. >> Tried to become the President of the United States for the next-- for the Democrats. >> He's a democratic nominee for the U. S. election coming up this year. >> I think he's a lawyer. >> He stood against Hillary Clinton for their Democrat leader. >> The first black man to ever-- to ever be in that position. >> Who is he running against in the upcoming elections? I believe is John McCain. >> I don't know. >> John McCain or someone-- something like that. >> I think Barack Obama is running against John Macintyre, I think. >> No idea. >> John McCain >> McCain >> Barack Obama's wife-- >> Susan >> Michelle >> Wasn't Jilian. >> Michelle >> I couldn't [ unk ], can't remember. No, sorry. >> It's called Michelle. >> What part of America is Barack Obama a Senator for? >> Somewhere in the south. >> I'm pretty sure it's probably more southern state. >> Maybe it's from the south. >> The south? >> Barack probably is a senator in Illinois. >> Illinois >> A famous celeb to the endorsed Barack Obama was-- I know a few actually. >> One is I bet George Clooney, probably. >> Paris Hilton >> Oprah Winfrey, Will Smith >> Like Jay- Z and yeah Jay- Z. >> One word I associate with Barack Obama is change. >> Pioneering. >> Black >> Race for unity. >> The opposite from George Bush. >> Smart >> Change >> Hope is the word I associate with Barack Obama. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Does London Really Know Obama?","description":"TIME asks people in London what they know -- and don't know -- about the presumptive Democratic nominee for U.S. President.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UA5Pg0JG/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2008-07-24T00:17:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UA5Pg0JG.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/UA5Pg0JG/","duration":"PT1M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/UA5Pg0JG/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```