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President Barack Obama

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:22:00 PM EST
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Update 11:21 pm: McCain gives concession speech.

1100 pm: CNN, NBC and ABC News: Obama wins. He's over 270.

Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States.

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    YES WE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 (5.00 / 0) (#1)
    by coigue on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:10 PM EST


    Juan Williams verklempt (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:02:46 PM EST
    Me too.

    Honeymoon (none / 0) (#43)
    by Pepe on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:49:15 PM EST
    will last until April then it will be watered down bi-partisan middle of the road policies that will thrill the losing Right and upset those on the Left who won't get what they thought they were voting for. But of course that was all in the cards from the beginning.

    It will be interesting to see the faithful become the new definition of what a PUMA is.

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    Indeed (5.00 / 0) (#4)
    by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:03:09 PM EST
    This was important for so many reasons.

    I am so glad ... (5.00 / 0) (#5)
    by cymro on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:03:53 PM EST
    ... that my earlier doubts have been proved unfounded. It is a great relief!

    I'm ecstatic (5.00 / 0) (#6)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:04:23 PM EST
    Really, really happy.

    Well, this is no time for a honeymoon: (5.00 / 3) (#8)
    by ThatOneVoter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:07:55 PM EST
    This is a time to let Republicans know that their input is NOT desired.

    I'm with you. Stick it to them and get (5.00 / 1) (#15)
    by Teresa on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:12:52 PM EST
    everything we want that is right and good. They sure wouldn't hold back for our sakes.

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    Boy are you in for a surprise. (1.00 / 0) (#48)
    by Pepe on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:50:26 PM EST


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    this is great (none / 0) (#57)
    by skippybkroo on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 11:22:36 PM EST
    it's a much better than i felt 8 years ago at this time of the year.

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    Thank God!!! (none / 0) (#42)
    by MTSINAIMAMA on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:48:44 PM EST
    Now I can get my life back!!!

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    Obama said just the opposite though (none / 0) (#66)
    by andrys on Wed Nov 05, 2008 at 05:59:05 AM EST
    and the thoughts were considered beautiful.

     His approach is bi-partisan and post-partisan, which will cause problems with some but this is what he promised and it's what's needed, if people are able to go along with him on that, making the words a reality, which means not ideal for some, but better for more.

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    Hallelujah (5.00 / 0) (#10)
    by MyLeftMind on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:09:45 PM EST
    Now the real work begins.

    Finally, I live in a Socialist Country!! (5.00 / 0) (#11)
    by ThatOneVoter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:11:36 PM EST
    woohoo

    Yay! (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by squeaky on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:11:44 PM EST
    Glad it is over, at last.

    Nice to see you again Squeaky (5.00 / 2) (#24)
    by Molly Bloom on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:18:36 PM EST


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    I'll never forget this moment. (5.00 / 0) (#14)
    by byteb on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:12:28 PM EST


    Barack just won Florida (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by caseyOR on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:14:27 PM EST
    CBS just called Florida for Obama.

    Karl Rove's dream---smashed (5.00 / 0) (#18)
    by ThatOneVoter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:15:14 PM EST
    like a pumpkin.
    What a night!
    The only place Republican Congressmen can hold a majority after tonight is in prison!

    Barack Hussein Obama (5.00 / 0) (#21)
    by coigue on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:16:13 PM EST
    is the new face of America to the world.

    It's a beautiful day. With his name and his face, we saw past all of that and voted him in soundly.

    37th legislative district seattle (5.00 / 1) (#22)
    by Faust on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:16:24 PM EST
    There are fireworks going off in my neighborhood and people running through the streets screaming in joy I $hit you not.

    Me, I admit, I have a tear in my eye (and that's not something I do).

    It just hit me that it is really over (5.00 / 1) (#29)
    by ruffian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:26:44 PM EST
    after all these...YEARS.  god.

    Classy concession (5.00 / 4) (#30)
    by andgarden on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:27:48 PM EST


    Well, I think that McCain still wants (none / 0) (#32)
    by ThatOneVoter on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:29:24 PM EST
    to create a legacy. Right now, the only avenue open to him is working with Obama, across the aisle.


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    Yeah and they will (none / 0) (#49)
    by Pepe on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:51:53 PM EST
    meet in the middle!!!

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    Yes. (none / 0) (#41)
    by TChris on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:46:28 PM EST
    It was a gracious and generous speech. His call for unity unfortunately didn't seem to move his audience.

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    Calls for unity (5.00 / 1) (#45)
    by ruffian on Tue Nov 04, 2008 at 10:49:39 PM EST
    rarely move Republican audiences. A point several of us have been making for months.

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    But the call to unity is (