A Decisive Victory Over McCain

New York Times by Adam Nagourney | Nov. 5, 2008 (News Report)

Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics with ease as the country chose him as its first black chief executive.

Mr. Obama’s election amounted to a national catharsis — a repudiation of a historically unpopular Republican president and his economic and foreign policies, and an embrace of Mr. Obama’s call for a change in the direction and the ... Full Story »

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Kristin Gorski
3.9
 by Kristin Gorski - Nov. 5, 2008

Thorough analysis of President-Elect Obama's win. The team of reporters runs through the voter demographics, including stats and percentages along the way. Some analysis at appropriate points to tie it all together. This piece included a good look back to where this all began, with Hillary Clinton favored to win, and both Barack Obama and John McCain nowhere to be seen on their respective parties' radar screens.

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