HONOLULU – Barack Obama's grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86.

Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. The joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng said Dunham died late Sunday at her Honolulu apartment after a battle with cancer.

"She's gone home," Obama said as tens of thousands of rowdy supporters at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte grew silent in an evening drizzle.

"And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side. And so there is great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too long because it is hard for me to talk about."

"So many of us were hoping and praying that his grandmother would have the opportunity to witness her grandson become our next president," said Hawaii state Rep. Marcus Oshiro, an Obama supporter. "What a bittersweet victory it will be for him."

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Here's a sick thought that crossed my mind, what if he killed her to arouse sympathy from the general public?

Raymond88:

Here's a sick thought that crossed my mind, what if he killed her to arouse sympathy from the general public?

nah chill bros!!

Raymond88:

Here's a sick thought that crossed my mind, what if he killed her to arouse sympathy from the general public?

What a sick individual you are

plus_Queen:

What a sick individual you are

Ugh! please have an open mind.

we thank god say no be Nigeria them for say the guy carry her do jazz to win election
may gentle soul rest in peace

uche77zero:

we thank god say no be Nigeria them for say the guy carry her do jazz to win election
may gentle soul rest in peace

true talk . . .