Posted on 11/04/2008 8:16:02 PM PST by madison10
WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama was elected the nation's first black president Tuesday night in a historic triumph that overcame racial barriers as old as America itself.
The 47-year-old Democratic senator from Illinois sealed his victory by defeating Republican Sen. John McCain in a string of wins in hardfought battleground states—Ohio, Florida, Virginia and Iowa.
A huge crowd thronged Grant Park in Chicago to cheer his improbable triumph and await his first public speech as president-elect.
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WASHINGTON (AP)—Barack Obama seized command of the race for the White House Tuesday night, defeating John McCain in Ohio and Iowa and building a near insurmountable Electoral College advantage in his historic bid to become the first black president. Fellow Democrats padded their majorities in both houses of Congress.
Obama's Ohio victory denied McCain particularly precious territory. No Republican has ever won the presidency without it.
The 47-year-old Illinois senator watched returns at a downtown Chicago hotel, then went home to a family dinner after a marathon campaign across 49 states and 21 months.
A jubilant crowd of thousands gathered in Grant Park across town on an unseasonably mild night. Cheers went up each time Obama was announced the winner in another state. The roar was particularly loud when Pennsylvania fell—the Democratic-leaning state where McCain had tried hardest to break through.
NOOOOOOOOO.
Did Alaska and Hawaii even have a chance to vote yet?
I predict that America will be involved in a nuclear war within the year. The people have no clue what they have done
Um... He’s White.
How arrogant will the blacks become now?
Is it racism to mention his white part?
I blame George W. Bush.
and may I say, I hope and pray you are wrong.....
If he had been white, the media would not have given him a total pass on everything, like they did. Sorry if you think I’m wrong. We have no idea who this man is. His associations are all freaking radicals. He is a Marxist. He carried this election on the color of his skin.
Might move to Canada... I see nothing but disaster.
WE ARE SOOOOOOOOO F’ED!!!
Only if you are white
I’m really ticked off that at 8:00 they said “well the polls are closed in California, we can now project that Obama is the winner!” So, is that taken completely on exit polls or what? That really makes me mad! Oh, did I tell you that I live in California?
Yeah, I know the feeling. It's only a bad idea to have someone with no military experience at all in charge of our military.
And I blame him for destroying the GOP as well.
I blame this entire lose on McCain. I guess he stabbed us Conservatives in the back one last time. But Good.
I am nauseous
Obama Wins, First Partial Black to Gain the Presidency who is really 50% White!
Fixed it!
“A huge crowd thronged Grant Park in Chicago to cheer his improbable triumph and await his first public speech as president-elect.”
Improbable? I thought it was preordained.
If I hear another black person whine about “the man” after this I will explode.
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