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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
- Governing Will Make Campaign Look Easy
  
  Washington Post | Nov 5, 08 9:55 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The challenges ahead for Barack Obama are perhaps the largest facing any new president since FDR, Dan Balz writes in the Washington Post . He'll have sizable congressional majorities, but with a redrawn electoral map—including a number of formerly GOP states in his column—he'll have to wrestle immediately with the nature of his mandate: FDR-style government activism, or Bill Clinton-style centrism. More »
- Oprah on Obama Win: 'We Did This'
  
  Time | Nov 5, 08 9:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oprah Winfrey began to open up about the election last night in Chicago, and today on her show, she’ll “unleash” her views on Barack Obama’s victory, her website says. “This happened because we did this,” she told Mark Halperin at Obama’s rally. "We did this." The talk-show host kept quiet about the election after some viewers were less than thrilled with her endorsement of the now president-elect. More »
- Electoral Vote in Nebraska's 2nd District Still Up for Grabs
  
  Omaha World-Herald | Nov 5, 08 9:11 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nebraska was never a swing state, but its unique system of assigning electoral votes has left it with a surprising question mark after election night. The 2nd Congressional District, which includes Omaha, remains too close to call, with John McCain leading President-elect Barack Obama by 569 votes. And 9,000 provisional and early ballots are still uncounted, reports the Omaha World-Herald . More »
- Who Voted for Obama
  
  Politico | Nov 5, 08 9:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - How did the first African-American president piece together such a decisive winning coalition? In Politico, David Paul Kuhn picks apart the pieces of the Barack Obama vote: Obama won a solid 43% of the white vote, matching Bill Clinton’s 1996 performance in that group and nearly Jimmy Carter’s from 1976. The Democrat actually won young white voters outright. More »
- The Civil War Ended Last Night; Time for Reconstruction
  
  New York Times | Nov 5, 08 8:48 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The American Civil War finally ended last night, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. The struggle that began at Bull Run was brought to a close when white America elected a black American president—the ‘Bradley effect” trumped by the “Buffett effect” of rich whites secretly voting Obama, wanting to share the younger generation’s hope. “Obama will always be our first black president,” Friedman writes. “But can he be one of our few great presidents?” More »
- Obama Taps Emanuel as He Moves Into Transition
  
  ABC News | Nov 5, 08 8:16 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The president-elect has offered the job of White House chief of staff to Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Jake Tapper reports this morning. Emanuel, who Tapper calls a "sharp-tongued, sharp-elbowed, keenly intelligent veteran of the Clinton White House," hasn't given his answer, Tapper's source says. Meanwhile, campaign insiders tell the Washington Post that Cabinet announcements are expected to start trickling out as soon as next week. More »
- Tomorrow's Obama Day in Kenya
  
  BBC | Nov 5, 08 7:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kenya has declared tomorrow a national holiday to honor Barack Obama’s presidential victory, the BBC reports. “We the Kenyan people are immensely proud of your Kenyan roots,” President Mwai Kibaki said. Obama’s father was Kenyan; his step-grandmother danced and cheered outside her home after the family pulled an Election-Day all-nighter. Meanwhile, people across the country took to the streets to celebrate. More »
- Coleman Beats Franken by 762 Votes
  
  Associated Press | Nov 5, 08 7:22 AM CST
  
  (AP) - Norm Coleman has defeated Al Franken in one of Minnesota's tightest Senate elections ever, declares the AP. The GOP incumbent led by 762 votes out of nearly 2.9 million cast. Coleman had 42.03%, Franken 42%, and third-party candidate Dean Barley 15%. But the former comedian has not conceded and is demanding a recount, which will be triggered automatically by Minnesota state law. More »
- Turnout Looks to Hit Century High
  
  Wall Street Journal | Nov 5, 08 7:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Though the official percentage isn’t in, yesterday saw what could have been the highest voter turnout in a century, the Wall Street Journal reports. One expert foresaw 64% of Americans casting ballots, the AP notes, as some 30 million voted early, with 100 million more thought to have stormed the polls yesterday. That would tie or beat 1960’s high turnout, making it the largest since 1908, he said. More »
- Six Ways to Rebuild the McCain Brand
  
  Slate | Nov 5, 08 6:46 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The fight for the presidency has left John McCain's reputation battered and bruised, but Christopher Beam of Slate suggests six steps the senator should take to return to glory. Remeet the press. The bad blood between McCain and the media can be removed if he stops clamming up and "goes rogue" again. Acknowledge his mistakes. McCain has owned up to his mistakes in the past and he would win respect by admitting campaign missteps—perhaps starting with his choice of a certain Alaskan. More »
- Global Stock Markets Mixed After Obama Win
  
  Bloomberg | Nov 5, 08 5:39 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The dollar gained ground on the euro following Barack Obama’s presidential election win, as investors sensed a glimmer of hope in the US battle to turn around its economy under a new administration. Asian markets were up as credit worries eased slightly, reports Bloomberg. But poor earnings reports sent European stocks lower for the first time in a week, and US index futures index slid. More »
- Prop. 8 Backers Declare Victory; Foes Won't Concede
  
  Associated Press | Nov 5, 08 5:08 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Backers of a gay marriage ban have declared victory after a tight race in California but opponents refuse to concede until all the ballots are counted, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The Prop. 8 measure was one of several divisive social issues put to a vote yesterday. Measures that would have banned almost all abortions failed in Colorado and South Dakota. More »
- Six Ways for Obama to Walk It Like He Talks It
  
  Slate | Nov 5, 08 4:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama has promised a new kind of presidency, and John Dickerson of Slate has six ways for the president-elect to transform that promise into action. Embrace John McCain. A meeting with McCain would show graciousness in victory and could gain Obama a powerful ally for bipartisan action. Appoint Republicans. Obama now has the chance to turn his admiration for Abraham Lincoln's "Team of Rivals" into practice. More »