Absolutely. Fareed is exactly right. That was a watershed event in his campaign for the presidency because it's really when he began to draw a very sharp distinctions between himself and not just Hillary Clinton but the rest of the democratic field and frankly most of the Washington political establishment.
David Axelrod reflects on a pivotal moment in Obama's campaign where he differentiated himself from other candidates, including Hillary Clinton.
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