Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Barack Obama Elected As the 44th President of the USA

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On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States of America. Obama became the first black president-elect. Obama gave his victory speech at Chicago’s Grant Park in front of 125,000 people. More than 136.6 million Americans voted. 64% of eligible voters voted which is the best in at least 44 years.

Obama had 52.3% (62,682,546) of the popular vote versus 46.4% (55,543,552) for McCain. In the Electoral College count, the tally was 338 to 162 in favor of Obama.

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