Sen. Barack Obama was elected the next president of the United States after defeating Republican candidate Sen. John McCain on Tuesday night. Obama, who will be the first African-American to lead the White House, defeated his opponent in both popular and electoral votes, though with significantly different margins. He led McCain 349 to 147 in electoral votes, but only 52 percent of the popular vote, as of press time. The victory of the Illinois senator was due in large part to huge shifts in the outcome of traditionally red states such as Virginia and New Mexico. He also carried swing states including Florida and Ohio. After Obama's clear win John McCain thanked his supporters and congratulated Obama. At the end of the night there was one main topic both candidates hit on. This was the unifying of our nation. Hopefully this comes to pass.
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That's called ground-up democracy. Wonderful how a guy being supported by average Americans actually works for a change. For a change.....hey - he should have used that as a campaign theme.
I still feel that this poor guy will probably get shot. I kind of think maybe he will bring some great things to our country but I wonder if he will last long enough to.....
Wow what a day. To say that you were around to see this day happens is amazing. He has alot of support, and I think he will do great things.
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