presidential election 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama: He Was the One We Were Waiting For

By Alton B. Pollard III - Opinion - November 5, 2008

Recalling Selma and Mandela, the U.S. achieves its potential, Howard University’s Alton Pollard writes. more >>

President Obama and Markets

By Kirk Shinkle - The Ticker - November 5, 2008

Transitions will matter. more >>

5 Reasons Why the 2008 Election Is Historic

Opinion - November 5, 2008

Barack Obama's victory and the 2008 presidential election in general is one for the history books. more >>

Obama Wins by Historic Margin in California

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

He won the state by the largest margin of victory since before World War II. more >>

Public Opinion: President-elect Barack Obama

Opinion - November 5, 2008

Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States. Post your reaction below. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: Race Has Been Haunting This Election

By Walter Earl Fluker - Opinion - November 5, 2008

Obama must deal with America's original sin, Morehouse College's Walter Earl Fluker writes. more >>

Barack Obama's Suburban Revolution

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 5, 2008

He ran as the kind of Democrat who could not get elected even a few years ago. more >>

Will Obama’s Win Make You Spend More?

By Kimberly Palmer - Alpha Consumer - November 5, 2008

Supporters who embrace hope and optimism may take that confidence to the shopping mall. more >>

Massive Turnout and Desire for Change Give Barack Obama the Presidency

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

In his victory speech at Grant Park, Obama echoed Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. more >>

Stock Picks for an Obama Portfolio

By Katy Marquardt - New Money - November 5, 2008

Agriculture, infrastructure stocks look like good bets. more >>

Barack Obama’s Election Portends a Change for the Country

By Kendrick B. Meek - Opinion - November 5, 2008

Barack Obama’s election means a great change for the next generation, Kendrick B. Meek writes. more >>

Barack Obama's Victory Was Not a Mandate for Liberalism

By Sam Dealey - Sam Dealey - November 5, 2008

Obama won running on moderate Republican policies, not as a wild-eyed liberal. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: A Postracial President Who Should Focus the Country on Race

By Robin D.G. Kelley - Opinion - November 5, 2008

Obama ran a raceless campaign, but must ignite a national focus on race, USC's Robin Kelley writes. more >>

What Americans Have Learned From the Obama Win and a Long Election Season

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - November 5, 2008

It really is over, and Americans examined themselves in unprecedented ways. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: Our Journey From Disbelief to Hope to the White House

By Terry Edmonds - Opinion - November 5, 2008

“Not in our lifetime,” former Clinton speechwriter Terry Edmonds used to say. No more. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: Opening a New Era and Ending the Age of Reagan, Obama Must Now Act, Cornel West Writes

By Cornel West - Opinion - November 5, 2008

Obama’s historic victory opens a new era and closes an old one, writes Cornel West; how will he govern? more >>

Barack Obama Wins Colorado

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

Obama ended the Republican Party's decade-and-a-half hold on the American West. more >>

Sarah Palin's Progress

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - November 4, 2008

She didn't help McCain, and the party figures to move away from her. more >>

Barack Obama Elected President

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

In a historic victory, the Illinois senator becomes the first African-American to win the presidency. more >>

Barack Obama Wins Conservative Virginia

By Liz Halloran - Nation & World - November 4, 2008

His win over John McCain turned the typically red state blue. more >>

John McCain Supporters Drowning Out the Bad News

By Paul Bedard and Nikki Schwab - Washington Whispers - November 4, 2008

At the RNC party, an oldies band is playing hits. more >>

Barack Obama's Election Gives Us a Rarity: a Positive Instantly Historical Moment

By Robert Schlesinger - Robert Schlesinger - November 4, 2008

Savor it while it lasts, for reality will impose itself upon us soon enough. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: Today We Corrected Our Historical National Flaw

By John Aloysius Farrell - John A. Farrell - November 4, 2008

Generations brought us here, and this generation, foreseen by King, pushed us across the line. more >>

President-Elect Barack Obama: an End to the GOP’s Southern Strategy