Why Obama Won

The longest Presidential campaign in American history has finally come to an end. To sift over the historic results, the New America Foundation is bringing together its best political thinkers to discuss what happened on Election Day and why: * How did Barack Obama's rise from Illinois State Senate to the nations highest office is just four short years? * Does his victory presage a political realignment in America and a new era of Democratic dominance? * How has the 2008 election changed the way all campaigns will be conducted in the future? * What is the future of the Republican Party and how can the party reassert itself after back-to-back electoral drubbings?

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Obama
• Election
• Change
• Policy
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Youth
• Voters
• Demographics
• Neoconservative
• Neoliberal

[psynema]

29 minutes so that was unfair to McCain?

How about this

Bill OReilly "Do you understand Senator McCain, the left wants to break down the white male christian power structure with immigration"

McCain "Sure".

[tehpevis]

By now, I'm neither impressed nor aggravated by his presidency. He won't turn the U.S. into a virtual Oceania, and certainly won't fix the state of the union, either. For this past year, I've seen an excess of half-ass coming from the white house.

[Murbs929]

he was elected for the same reasons geroge bush and clinton were elected if u think he was elected because of his merits ur nuts..if tupac were alive the slogans wud be fuck the world not yes we can....that seems far fetched but theres alot of validity to that idea obama is okay but hes not a hero thats for sure and thats what we need

[tehpevis]

you know why Obama won?

He was elected president, that's why.

if you see that as a problem, quit your bitchin'. I see him as far from perfect (for instance: I am a socialist, Obama isn't even close), but he's America's president for the next 4 years, possibly 8. Good for him!

[w33dbluntz]

lights off :)