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Obama's 'Drop the Mic' Moment at the State of the Union

Some members of the audience applaud when President Obama says he has no more campaigns to run, prompting Obama to respond.
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By Andrew Rafferty

It may be the only line Americans remember from the 2015 State of the Union address.

Calling for political unity, President Barack Obama declared to the GOP-controlled Congress that he has "no more campaigns to run."

Some Republicans in the chamber applauded the idea, but the president was poised with a quick retort.

"I know because I won both of them," he said, referring to his two successful presidential campaigns.

Even Republican Sen. John McCain, his rival in the 2008 election, applauded the joke.

Andrew Rafferty

Andrew Rafferty has been a political reporter for NBCNews.com since 2013. Rafferty writes and reports on politics for the web, and shoots and produces video for all NBC platforms. 

Prior to joining NBCNews.com, Rafferty was a campaign reporter covering the 2012 presidential election. Rafferty was on the road for both the Republican primaries and general election, providing content for both the web and television. 

Rafferty began at NBC News through a fellowship at "Meet The Press." 

He is from Buffalo, N.Y., and attended John Carroll University in Ohio.