Subscribe to this tag A Decisive but Not Overwhelming Victory for Barack Obama
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Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - November 7, 2008
Obama's victory was overdetermined and underdelivered.
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Schlesinger Calls the Battleground States Correctly for Obama
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Morgan E. Felchner
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Morgan Felchner - November 7, 2008
Robert Schlesinger topped the list of mainstream media people calling the race.
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In Obama-McCain Race, YouTube Became a Serious Battleground for Presidential Politics
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Nikki Schwab
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Nation & World - November 7, 2008
Online videos related to the election were viewed more than a billion times.
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Forget Students and the Youth Vote: AARP Went Big For Obama
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Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - November 7, 2008
Older voters were the core of Obama's coalition, the group says.
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America Needs a New Style of Leadership
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Joseph S. Nye Jr.
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Opinion - November 7, 2008
It’s time to retire the “big man,” heroic warrior model of leadership.
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Some Republicans Say Leave Sarah Palin Alone
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Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - November 7, 2008
Republican fans of Palin are accusing McCain attackers of trying to hide their bumbling with her Neiman's bills.
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Data Points: Pre-Election News Interest
Opinion - November 7, 2008
In the days before the election, interest in campaign news hit a 20-year high.
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Sarah Palin Was as Bad as We Thought
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - November 6, 2008
Africa as a country? Palin in a towel? Temper tantrums? It all comes out now.
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What Obama Can Teach You About Getting Hired
By
Karen Burns
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Money - November 6, 2008
Career lessons from the successful candidate's presidential campaign.
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Young Voters Powered Obama's Victory While Shrugging Off Slacker Image
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - November 6, 2008
Obama won both Indiana and North Carolina in large part because of voters ages 18 to 29.
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How Obama Will Tackle the Environment
By
Maura Judkis
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Fresh Greens - November 6, 2008
Speculation and advice for the president-elect's first environmental moves.
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Barack Obama's Election Brings Us Into Dawn's Early Light
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Benjamin Todd Jealous
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Opinion - November 6, 2008
A moment hundreds of years in the making, brought about by millions of engaged citizens.
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Why Barack Obama Won: Voter Anger and Desire for Change
By
Brad Bannon
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Opinion - November 6, 2008
Washington experience was of little help this political season.
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Data Points: Gender Gap in the 2008 Election
Opinion - November 6, 2008
There was a 7-point gender gap between men and women who voted for the winning candidate.
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Sarah Palin's Future
Opinion - November 6, 2008
Is she a rising GOP star or will new details about her campaign behavior tarnish her?
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5 Voting Demographics Where Barack Obama Made Headlines
Opinion - November 6, 2008
According to exit polls, Obama dominated the youth and minority vote.
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Behind Obama’s Victory: A Major Swing by Latino Voters Back to the Democratic Fold
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Amanda Ruggeri
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Nation & World - November 6, 2008
Two thirds of Hispanics cast a vote for Obama, reversing inroads made by Bush in 2004.
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Party, Party, Party! Election Night in Video
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Paul Bedard
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Nikki Schwab
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Washington Whispers - November 5, 2008
We spent the night hopping from party to party in D.C.
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Students Vote, Then Party for Obama
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Alison Go
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The Paper Trail - November 5, 2008
Midnight revelry sprouts on campuses in Michigan, California, D.C., Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
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Behind Obama's Victory: Women Open Up a Record Marriage Gap
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Kent Garber
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
Unmarried women voted for Obama by a massive 70 to 29 percent.
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Barack Obama’s Election Headlines—Today’s Best
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Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - November 5, 2008
That pretty much says it all, doesn't it?
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After Obama's Triumph, Jubilation and Tears of Joy in Obama's Ancestral Home Village in Kenya
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Andy Isaacson
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
Relatives awakened his 86-year-old grandmother, who exulted, "We're going to have a feast."
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First Black President
Opinion - November 5, 2008
U.S. News asked African-American scholars and political experts for their reactions.
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Barack Obama Wins Traditionally Red Indiana
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Liz Halloran
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Nation & World - November 5, 2008
In a stunning reversal, Obama beat John McCain in the usually reliably Republican state.
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Data Points: Largest and Smallest Margins of Victory for Barack Obama and John McCain
Opinion - November 5, 2008
McCain won Missouri by less than 1 percent, reports MSNBC.
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