Yes We Can! Democratic candidate Barack Obama m...

Obama surpasses the Magic Number of 270..
By a whopping margin!
Democratic candidate Barack Obama made history on Tuesday November 4 2008 by becoming the first African American to be elected president of the United States, saying his win shows the world that "a new dawn of American leadership is at hand."

"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer," the Illinois senator told a jubilant crowd of more than 100,000 people gathered in Chicago's Grant Park.

The wide range of Americans who turned out to vote in this election "sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states," Obama said. "We are, and always will be, the United States of America."

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