The presidential election made history by electing Barack Obama as the first African-American president and opting for a strongly Democratic Congress. Obama’s victory affords him the responsibility for two costly wars and what seems like an insoluble financial crisis. Now, he must reconcile the gap between what he’s promised and what the nation will have the resources and flexibility to do. There’s nothing easy about the job he just landed.
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Yay.
DITTO!!
Yes, we can.
Yes, we did.
And yes, we will.
“Night for the history books”
It is that isn’t it?
Let not President elect Obama neglect those who have trusted him.
It’s a good night and a better future for Americans!
The work starts now. We will help our President Obama. YES, we can!
I spent part of the night at Linda’s house watching the returns. Yes, we can… Even on the school bond issue, Linda. Ha!!!
Actually, the district did not deserve the win. They did not work for it, in my opinion.
OHB deserved the win, however.
Thank you. It is good to have my country back from the clutches of madmen and crazy-women…
Crap. This sours the experience considerably for me:
http://www.azsos.gov/results/2008/general/BM102.htm
P.S. 30% of the vote still uncounted in Pima County. Guess we’ll see.
Steven, the school bond issue was a hard vote for me. I wish we could have held them accountable, but I’m not disappointed. Maybe there are other ways for accountability? Tell your lovely wife I’m kinda glad she was right. ;-) I’m also giddy! I sat on myself all day and this is a great feeling, a great victory!
I think I’m down from the clouds now and can sleep. Good night. A really GOOD NIGHT!
INSTANT VIEW: World leaders’ quotes on Obama election win
http://www.reuters.com/article/vcCandidateFeed7/idUSTRE4A42U620081105
Congratulations. Obama did indeed win.
I must give him credit. He was able to stand toe to toe with the Clinton machine and win the primary and he was also able to stand against McCain and beat him.
It will be interesting to see what the first legislation will be from the Democrats.
A dream has been realized. May the reality be even better.
A minor victory in Arizona. The Democrat running for the seat of indicted Republican rep Rick Renzi won the seat.
Every incumbent won otherwise.
One thing we shouldn’t forget; as good as Obama is, and as hard as he worked to build his winning organization, the Democrats biggest asset was Bush. He had probably blown any chance the ‘publicans had before the first primary, and the shape he’s left the country in is going to be Obama’s biggest challenge. I don’t envy him.
Anyone want to take a bet on how long it will take for the Democrats to bring up the Assualt Weapons Ban again, bring it to the floor for a vote, and actually try to pass it?
I am betting 3 months on bringing up the legislation, about 8 months on getting it out for debate, and around 1 year to actually try to pass it.
Wow, Nathan.
No one will ever accuse you of having a broad perspective.
Rage,
There are a few issues which I hold very dear. Gun Control is one of them.
Doesn’t mean that I do not have a broad perspective.
Sigh…
I need a vacation from this.
Nathan is sweating about his legal ability to own a machine gun.
Work on making yourself more likable Nathan. So you don’t HAVE to be so well armed?
Nathan, nobody wants your guns, except for the crazed maniac that might try to break into your house, an steal them…
But then, you are protected and ready for that.
“There are a few issues which I hold very dear. Gun Control is one of them.”
You really need a girlfriend or a boyfriend Nathan.
President Obama sounds so good.
for the first time in my adult life, I am truly proud to be an American
For those who visited the palinaspresident.com website once, twice, or repeatedly for a bit of fun, check this out.
http://palinaspresident.us
or
http://barackaspresident.com
(Same site)
I knew Obama would win from months ago; he was the best choice and the only way to regain public trust, here and abroad.
The Republican Party should learn to never break public trust.
“African American”? Let’s look at that one, shall we? If he is truly an “African American” then he has no business being elected president, as presidents must be born in THIS country.
If he was born in THIS country, he cannot be African.
I’m so happy…I can start feeling optimistic about America’s future again…I think he will be a great president.
The only thing that makes me really sad is that his grandmother didn’t live to see this moment.
Congratulations, President-elect Obama.
It is an historic day, and you have prevailed. As I noted before – you are now president of all Americans, and you have our best wishes for success; your success is our success.
The job is huge, and as the note at the beginning of the thread said, the gap between your promises and reality is huge. You come to office singularly unprepared for it, but with enormous political talent. I sincerely hope that talent can be transformed into competent governance quickly.
You ran a campaign of hope without substance, allowing Americans to transfer their hopes to you. In many ways, we still know very little about who you really are. I hope very much you are the president you spoke of in your acceptance speech.
But I am always a cynic. I’m skeptical that will in fact be the case. I hope I’m wrong.
Unfortunately, while you ran a brilliant campaign, and largely a positive one, many of your partisans here reveled in the hate they have carefully nurtured over the last 4-8 hears. It remains to be seen whether they can grow up and govern with you. While this election was not about race, your supporters, with your tacit support, played the race card over and over again, implying, if not openly saying, that opposing your candidacy was evidence of racism (that would be you, CF). Such is shameful, of course. I hope very much you rise above same. You also permitted your allies in ACORN to attempt massive vote fraud, repeatedly registering thousands of voters they knew full well did not exist. Will you repudiate their actions and hold them accountable? Will you take actions necessary to ensure, finally and for all, that the ballot is sacred, and we can have faith in the elections that are the centerpiece of the Republic?
Republicans are again where they have been for much of the last century, in the minority. Frankly, Republicans deserved to lose their majority. They came to power promising to be different, promising to bring reform, promising change (sound familiar?). Unfortunately, they quickly fell into the beltway norms, and became exactly what they railed against. They ran as Republicans, but governed like Democrats. Deservedly, they now are back in the majority, retaining only the ability to block legislation in the Senate. Senate Republicans must not do what their Democratic Senate colleagues did for much of their time in the minority, and simply block everything. Obama promises to be president of all Americans and reach across the aisles; we must hold him to his word. Republicans must make compromises to pass needed legislation, and we can, and should, work together to get things done. At the same time, there will be those occasions when Republicans will have to simply dig in their heels and say NO (a new assault weapons ban is one of those, BTW). We must pick those times very carefully; we must not be simply a party of intransigence.
Congratulations, President Obama. All of us, Democrat or Repubican, are proud of what your election says about America. You are our president, and we will support you when we believe you are right, and oppose you when we believe you are wrong. But you have earned the right to govern, and I wish you good luck.
Percentage of eligible voters that voted for President on Nov 4, 2008:
67%
Obama votes 63,893,037 52% approx
McCain votes 56,404,917 46% approx
This means that about 33% of the eligible voters didn’t vote for President. How many voters is that?
Eligible voters in the USA (registered or not):
180,000,000 approx
Eligible voters who didn’t vote (whether they choose not to vote or didn’t register):
60,148,977 approx 33.3% approx
Obama votes from eligible voters 35.5% approx
McCain votes from eligible voters 31.1% approx
Neither a landslide or a mandate!
You can check my numbers, but I believe that is correct!
Posting your wish on multiple threads will not help it be true American.
Ah yes, my dear Blue Bird, but it will get factual information out.