Change has come and the American People have spoken!
Change has come and the American People have spoken! Democratic Senator Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the United States on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, becoming the first African American to be elected to the Nation's highest office.
His historic journey to the White House was seen by many Americans as new era, sweeping away the last racial barrier in American politics and by many in the world as symbol of hope.
The 47-year-old Democratic junior senator from Illinois swept to a landslide victory over his Republican opponent, Arizona Sen. John McCain, building an Electoral College majority of 349 votes. (270 electoral votes are needed to win a Presidential Election).
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