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Election 2008

Competition is hot for the highest office in the land. Will it be Barack Obama or John McCain? Just so long as it isn't George...

The most diverse crowd of presidential hopefuls ever hit the campaign trail for 2008. On the left, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton geared up for a close race; John Edwards rounded out the top three on the Democratic side, with Al Gore playing the role of potential spoiler. Months later, the charismatic-but-inexperienced junior senator emerged as the delegate winner. Meanwhile, on the right, the Reaganites held out hope for a definitive Fred Thompson run. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani became early favorites, only to bow out, with the others, in favor of John McCain.

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November 2008
- Your Hour-by-Hour Guide to Election Night
  
  Newsweek | Nov 4, 08 12:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tonight’s election promises to end before bedtime, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be drama. Nate Silver breaks down which polls close when, and what to watch for. 6pm: Indiana and Kentucky: Usually these get called red right away, but this year Indiana is a toss-up. 7pm: Virginia, Georgia, and most of Florida and New Hampshire: We’ll get an idea how accurate polls are; Virginia is extremely important More »
- An Obama Win Would Belong to LBJ
  
  Washington Post | Nov 4, 08 12:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Unless the polls are wrong, the winner of today’s election is clear: Lyndon Baines Johnson. “We have lost the South for a generation,” Johnson said when he signed the Civil Rights Act. Well, “for that generation, time’s up,” Richard Cohen writes in the Washington Post . Barack Obama isn’t a transformational figure, he’s “a conformational figure,” representing a seed that’s already blossomed. It was planted by Johnson. More »
- Nov. 5 Will Feel Like Dec. 26
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Nov 4, 08 11:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - After two years of high drama, the curtain is about to fall. Letdown, writes Steven Winn in the San Francisco Chronicle , may be inevitable. Tomorrow will usher in a lull like those that sandwiched between seasons of the Sopranos, s ays one professor: “This has been the greatest series on television. And now it's stopped.” But even when viewers leave and Tina Fey returns to her day job, the show still goes on. There are laws to pass, and a 2010 election to gear up for. More »
- Unprepared Next Gen Faces 'Stone-Cold Scarcity'
  
  New York Times | Nov 4, 08 11:14 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Today marks a national sea change, the “end of an economic era, a political era, and a generational era,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times . “The baby boomers have been a politically undistinguished generation,” he writes, and now, “change is demanded." If the polls are right, that change will come in the form of a man buoyed by the “upscale educated class”—a generation used to prosperity who will take the reins at a time of scarcity. More »
- Obamas Hit the Polls
  
  Associated Press | Nov 4, 08 10:51 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama cast their votes for president in Chicago today with their daughters in tow, the AP reports. They were ushered in ahead of lines that snaked around the block as neighbors who’d gathered to see his arrival cheered, the Chicago Tribune reports. Obama kissed the cheek of his poll worker and displayed his “I Voted” slip to applauding onlookers before heading to Indiana for some last-minute campaigning. More »
- Talk About Bad Timing...
  
  Washington Post | Nov 4, 08 10:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Just hours before Barack Obama announced that his grandmother had died, on the eve of the election, the California Republican Party filed a complaint against him for visiting her on his campaign’s dime, reports the Washington Post . The press release announcing the complaint may have been the worst-timed of any all year—but there was little time left in the campaign for it to backfire. More »
- Bush Gets Props—for Exit Planning
  
  Bloomberg | Nov 4, 08 9:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - These days, not even "Brownie" would say "Heckuva job, Bushie," but President Bush is getting lauded by both sides of the aisle over his perhaps unparalleled efforts to ensure a smooth handover of power, Bloomberg reports. Bush began delegating tasks and deadlines this spring. “The White House and agencies are doing a good job, learning from mistakes of the past,” says a former White House aide who’s handled transitions since the Carter presidency. More »
- McCain Camp Warning: Exit Polls Skew Democratic
  
  CQ Politics | Nov 4, 08 8:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - John McCain is likely to underperform in exit polls, which historically favor Democrats, writes McCain’s pollster Bill McInturff in a memo reprinted by CQ Insider. In the last two presidential elections, exit polls have shown the Democratic candidate doing better than he ultimately did in the real vote count. There’s a simple reason for this: Democrats are more willing than Republicans to participate in exit polls. More »
- Talking Heads Vow Restraint ... Sort of
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 4, 08 8:10 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Television news executives have vowed they won't jump the gun and project a president-elect until one man has 270 electoral votes. And they won't count electoral votes until polls are closed, reports the Los Angeles Times . But if key states in the East and Midwest back Obama, viewers will likely be told he appears headed for victory even before polls close in the West. More »
- Want the Day Off? Anyone? Anyone?
  
  Huffington Post | Nov 4, 08 8:01 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ferris Bueller didn’t believe in -isms, only himself, but actor Matthew Broderick believes in Barack Obama. In a campaign video, Broderick urges people to emulate Ferris and “Take the day off”—only this time, to volunteer for Obama. “Life moves pretty fast,” he says, reprising a famous line. “If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.” More »
- Victory Would Vindicate Dean
  
  The Hill | Nov 4, 08 7:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - If Democrats clean up tonight as expected, it’ll be a vindicating victory for Howard Dean. The DNC’s infamous screamer locked horns with many in his party over his “50-state strategy,” but this election his seemingly quixotic venture has borne fruit, the Hill reports. Barack Obama is within striking distance in places like North Carolina and Indiana, while Democrats could pick up congressional seats in deep-red Mississippi and even Alaska. More »
- Obama Granny Missed Nov. 4, but Her Vote Will Count
  
  ABC News | Nov 4, 08 6:49 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Madelyn Dunham didn't live to see whether her grandson would become president, but ABC News reports that the absentee ballot of Barack Obama's grandmother will be counted. An elections official in Hawaii said that the ballot was received on October 27, meeting the requirements for a valid vote. Dunham died yesterday after a long battle with cancer, aged 86. More »
- You Said You Wanted (Campaign) Revolution ...
  
  New York Times | Nov 4, 08 5:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Campaign drama has overshadowed the fact that 2008 has permanently changed the way elections are fought in America, the New York Times reports. From now on, supporters will be organized in new ways and funds will be raised differently, due primarily to brave new media worlds. With the help of tools like YouTube that didn't exist in 2004, even methods of attack—and response—have changed dramatically. More »
- Oprah, Obama in Last-Minute Strategy Session
  
  New York Daily News |