Barack Obama wins Ohio and Iowa, takes commanding lead over McCain. News from WASHINGTON – 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 [...]
As Presidential Election Results Roll In, Take Care Ohio Florida Pennsylvania Virginia. The four contested states hold key to winning presidency.
Florida. Ohio. Virginia. Pennsylvania. After nearly two years of stump speeches, commercials, infomercials, debates, robocalls, conventions, a landfill’s worth of mailings, hundreds of rallies and a mountain of yard signs, the presidential race could be [...]
Early Voting Exit Polls 2008 and Presidential Election Results. In a matter of hours, you are going to start hearing talk of exit polls. We are going to post them ourselves, right here, in this entry.
For those looking to get details on the early voting exit polls in 2008 and the U.S. Presidential election results, [...]
Vote 2008 Presidential Election: Obama leads McCain as early vote tallies arrive. News from WASHINGTON – Barack Obama opened a lead in his bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, moving ahead of Republican John McCain in a nation clamoring for change. Fellow Democrats picked up Senate seats in Virginia and North Carolina [...]
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Barack Obama Grandmother Dies Of Cancer: Madelyn Dunham Death. Barack Obama’s grandmother, who raised him while his mother pursued a career in anthropology, has died at age 86. Madelyn Dunham passed away in Hawaii on Monday following long battle with cancer, the Democratic presidential candidate and his half-sister have announced.
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Obama wins in earliest vote in tiny NH town: News from DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. – Barack Obama came up a big winner in the presidential race in Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location, N.H., where tradition of having the first Election Day ballots tallied lives on.
Democrat Obama defeated Republican John McCain by a count of 15 [...]
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Obama can’t take helm of the nation soon enough. John McCain described Barack Obama’s taxation plans as socialism, Republican describing ideas as communism.
UN favors Barack Obama, Great Hope for an Obama Win: United States more enthusiastic over the prospect of the Illinois senator winning the White House.