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Bookmark or Share- 2008 United States presidential election - WikipediaPresidential elections were held in the United States on November 4, 2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, and Joe Biden, the senior senator from Delaware, defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain, the senior senator from Arizona, and Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency.
- Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign - WikipediaOn November 4, 2008, Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected President of the United States, sparking many celebrations in the United States and around the world. He gained almost 53% of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes.
- United States presidential election of 2008American presidential election held on November 4, 2008, in which, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Democrat Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator from Illinois, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20,
- Inside Obama’s Sweeping Victory | Pew Research CenterBarack Obama captured the White House on the strength of a substantial electoral shift toward the Democratic Party and by winning a number of key groups in the middle of the electorate. Overall, 39% of voters were Democrats while 32% were Republicans — a dramatic shift from 2004 when the electorate was evenly divided.
- Why Obama won - POLITICOBarack Obama’s sweeping victory to become president of the United States sends him to the White House to face what may be the worst national financial crisis since the time of Franklin...
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