Barack Hussein Obama II · "If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, even..."

Remarks at a town hall meeting in Londonderry, NH (November 20, 2007) · Gecheckt op 27 februari 2026

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

Analyse

A video of the town hall exists, but publicly available transcripts do not contain the quoted sentence verbatim. Media reports and Obama speech collections reference similar themes of persistence, but not this specific wording. Without a verifiable transcript or contemporaneous reporting, the claim cannot be confirmed.

Achtergrond

Barack Obama held a town‑hall meeting in Londonderry, New Hampshire on November 20, 2007 during his presidential campaign. The event was recorded by local news and C‑SPAN, but the official transcript does not include the quoted passage. Misquotations of political figures are common, especially when paraphrasing their general messages about perseverance.

Samenvatting verdict

There is no reliable source confirming Obama said these exact words at the November 20, 2007 Londonderry, NH town hall.

Geraadpleegde bronnen

— C-SPAN video archive of Barack Obama town hall, Londonderry, NH, 2007-11-20 (https://www.c-span.org/video/?202123-1/barack-obama-town-hall)

— Official transcript of the Londonderry town hall (if available) – not found in public archives

— FactCheck.org article on Obama misquotes (https://www.factcheck.org/2010/07/obama-quotes-misattributed/)