"Yes we can" sloganeer of 2008 (5)

I believe the answer is:

obama

(Other definitions for obama that I've seen before include "Important figure" , "Politician" , "Leading man" , "US president born in Hawaii" , "Trump's predecessor" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.

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