They were both from Illinois when they were first elected president -- Lincoln in 1860 and Obama in 2008.
No, neither President Obama nor Joe Biden were governors. Both were United States senators-- Obama from Illinois and Biden from Delaware.
Both Hawaii and Illinois claim Barack Obama as their "son". Hawaii because President Obama was born there and Illinois because President Obama was a resident and represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate before becoming elected as President.
Only one, Reagan was born in Illinois. Lincoln and Obama both held public office in Illinois were living in Illinois when they were elected President. Grant was living in Illinois when he got a commission in the Union army and went away to fame and glory in the Civil War.
They both like cookies
Both men lived in Illinois for much of their life. Both studied law and became licensed attorneys. Both became presidents of the United States. Both were very polarizing figures-- it seemed people either loved them or hated them. Both took strong stands on equality-- in Lincoln's case, it was about racial equality; in Obama's case, it was about equal pay for women and marriage equality for gay people.
They both held public office in Illnois.Neither one was born in IllinoisNeither was close to his father .Both were lawyers .Both were married with children
They both lived in Illinois when they were elected President.
Yes both men did: Delaware (Biden) and Illinois (Obama) both went for the president in the 2012 election.
Both presidents faced war.
They both have dreams and took presidency when America was in bad shape
For one thing, President Lincoln freed the slaves, and while Mr. Obama and his family were not alive back then, were it not for Lincoln, today's black people might not have full equality. For another thing, Mr. Obama has said that Abraham Lincoln is one of his heroes. So he used the Lincoln bible in both the 2008 and 2012 inaugurations.