They attempted to place him into the House of Representatives in 2000, then pivoted to the Senate later. His "platform" was Illinois State Senate seat acquired via questionable means and significant manipulation in 1996, shortly after being "selected" in 1992 by Chatham House in London.
In September 1999, Obama and fellow Senator Donne Trotter (neither faced re-election that year) both decided to seek the 2000 Democrat nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives seat, held by four term incumbent candidate Bobby Rush.
They attempted to place him into the House of Representatives in 2000, then pivoted to the Senate later. His "platform" was Illinois State Senate seat acquired via questionable means and significant manipulation in 1996, shortly after being "selected" in 1992 by Chatham House in London.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama
My point is if I'm a screenwriter, why would I know about folks in the Illinois State Senate? Seems like small potatoes
Agreed. Good point.