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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
- IN THE OBAMA COLUMN...
  
  CNN | Nov 4, 08 10:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Barack Obama started his push to 270 with few surprises, taking Vermont—and then most of New England, including major wins in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida. Here's a rundown on the state the Obama/Biden ticket clinched on its road to victory: Vermont (3) Massachusetts (12) Delaware (3) DC (3) Maine (4) Maryland (10) More »
- IN THE MCCAIN COLUMN...
  
  CNN | Nov 4, 08 9:37 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - In the race to 270, John McCain came up short, but turned a chunk of the map red, kicking things off by scoring 8 electoral votes in Kentucky and winning much on the South. Here's what the McCain/Palin ticket took: Kentucky (8) South Carolina (8) Oklahoma (7) Tennessee (11) More »
- Bill Ayers Gives First Interview
  
  Washington Post | Nov 4, 08 9:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin's infamous terrorist Bill Ayers was busy palling around with his first interviewer yesterday, having his first say since his name became a campaign hot button, reports the Washington Post. Although Ayers says he does not "feel very victimized," but thinks that "they made me into a cartoon character" to use as a punching bag. More »
- Jubilant Obama Supporters Swarm Grant Park
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 4, 08 8:56 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Hundreds of thousands of Barack Obama supporters have been collecting in Chicago's Grant Park, watching results come in on a Jumbotron screen while they await the candidate's rally tonight. The Lollapalooza-like atmosphere includes blankets spread out on the grass and vendors offering t-shirts and buttons, reports the Chicago Tribune . Obama is dining at home with his family, who will move to the rally site later tonight. More »
- State Polling Results You're Not Seeing on TV
  
  Huffington Post | Nov 4, 08 7:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Huffington Post got its hands on the exit polling information shared with media outlets at 5pm but not reported by television networks. They show Barack Obama leading in most swing states, though the HuffPo cautions that the numbers are extremely unreliable; believe at your own risk. The list has Obama leading: 52-44% in Florida 54-45% in Ohio 57-42% in Pennsylvania More »
- Economy No. 1 Issue for 62% of Voters
  
  CNN | Nov 4, 08 7:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The economy is the top issue for voters, today's exit polling confirmed, with 62% of those interviewed saying it was their No. 1 priority. Iraq was most important to 10%, and terrorism and health care were each named by 9%. For those most concerned with the economy, CNN said, more supported Barack Obama than John McCain. Nine out of 10 of voters interviewed said economic conditions in the country are “not so good” or “poor," MSNBC reports More »
- Witness Disputes Report of Black Panther Intimidation
  
  TPM Election Central | Nov 4, 08 5:46 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An Obama campaign volunteer says there’s nothing to Fox News’ story that two Black Panthers were intimidating voters at a polling place in Pennsylvania, Greg Sargent reports on Talking Points Memo. One was an official poll watcher, and though he is a Panther, he was not “blocking the door” as Fox suggested, the volunteer said, adding that neither was affiliated with the campaign. More »
- Election Lawsuits Emerge in Ohio, NH
  
  Toledo Blade | Nov 4, 08 5:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Ohio GOP is suing the state over rules concerning provisional ballots, the Toledo Blade reports, in an atmosphere tense enough that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has been assigned extra security following death threats. The GOP amended an extant suit to challenge instructions that county boards of election could review ballots. It alleges that such counts “will inevitably result in disparate, county-by-county rules.” More »
- McCain Plane Lands Safely in NM After Mid-Air Scare
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 4, 08 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - On his way to Albuquerque to thank New Mexico volunteers for helping his campaign, John McCain had a little aerial excitement as his “Straight Talk Air” 737 abruptly aborted just before it landed, the Chicago Tribune reports. The plane then circled, staggered one way, then the other and finally landed. The acrobatics were blamed on late traffic on the runway. More »
- Space: The Final Voting Frontier
  
  Bloomberg | Nov 4, 08 5:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Two US astronauts on the International Space Station did their civic duty from afar yesterday, casting absentee ballots from space using laptops with secure connections. Commander E. Michael Fincke and flight engineer Greg Chamitoff are the only voters who could actually see all those red and blue states, reports Bloomberg. More »
- 'I Have Never Seen Anything Like This'
  
  Associated Press | Nov 4, 08 4:50 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Huge turnout caused long waits for some voters today, but most politely waited their turn, the AP reports. New Yorkers lined up at polling places well before dawn, and long lines persisted throughout the day. California’s voting system bent but did not break under the weight of estimated 80% voter turnout, even as rains cut power to some Los Angeles polling places. More »
- Voter Activist Tim Robbins Rejected at Polling Place
  
  New York Times | Nov 4, 08 4:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tim Robbins’ Election Day was complicated by a glitch in the voter rolls, leaving the actor in exactly the situation he has described when urging Americans to fight for their right to vote. Workers at the Chelsea polling station where he's voted for more than 10 years couldn’t find Robbins’ name, the New York Times reports, and instead offered him a provisional ballot—the ballot he has advised voters not to accept. More »
- Foes Campaign 'Til the End
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 4, 08 4:28 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama both made final pushes today, trying to invigorate voters in battleground states, the Chicago Tribune reports. McCain hit Colorado, hotly contested, and told supporters. “I feel momentum, I feel it. We're going to win it.” Obama also went next door. “I think we can win Indiana, otherwise I wouldn't be in Indiana,” he said. More »
- If Not Elected VP, Palin Hopes to Be a 'Uniter'
  
  CNN | Nov 4, 08 4:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Sarah Palin hopes to become a less divisive figure in national politics, assuming she’s not headed to Washington with John McCain, the vice-presidential nominee said after voting today in Alaska, CNN reports. “If there is a role in national politics, it won’t be so much partisan,” Palin said. “It would certainly be a uniter type of role.” More »