He has none left of the family that raised him. However, he does have a grandmother that he doesn't know well from his father's side of the family.
he has plenty of blood relatives left but not many of the white ones that he really loved. I do not understand why it was such a big problem to use campaign funds. Hawaii gets a vote. What a stupid thing to bring up after her death. pathetic.
Grandma Dunham was able to vote for her grandson, before she passed away. Her vote will still be counted by Hawaii, according to Hawaii Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin. It's too bad she didn't get to see him win. Obama's Grandmother's Absentee Ballot will be Counted by State of Hawaii http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/11/obamas-grandm-1.html ABC News' Tahman Bradley, Rigel Anderson and Arnab Datta Report: While Sen. Barack Obama's late grandmother Madelyn Dunham will not live to see the outcome of this historic election, her 2008 vote will count. Hawaii Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin told ABC News this evening that the absentee ballot cast by Dunham before she passed away will count. Cronin said Dunham's absentee ballot was received on October 27 and found to meet the requirements of a valid absentee ballot and will therefore be counted with the rest of the state's ballots tomorrow. Obama learned that his grandmother lost her battle with cancer early Monday. She was 86
