 Barack Obama won a
decisive victory on Election Day.
On November 4th, our nation's first-ever African American president,
Senator Barack Obama, was elected by a wide margin. Here you
see Mr. Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their daughters, Sasha,
7, and Malia, 10, at his victory celebration in Chicago. At the
time this story was written, not every vote was counted, but
Obama had won 349 electoral votes, while Senator John McCain
had won 147. A candidate needs 270 votes to win. Did you watch
the election coverage? What did you think of it? Do you understand
why so many people were so deeply emotional? Obama won 52
percent of the popular vote, while McCain took 46 percent. As
Obama's electoral lead grew and grew, Senator McCain called Obama
and then addressed his supporters in Arizona. He called on his
backers to support Senator Obama. "We have come a long way
from the old injustices that once stained our nation's reputation,"
McCain said. What do you think he meant? Later, Obama
took the stage in front of about 100,000 people in Chicago's
Grant Park, with tens of thousands more crowding nearby streets
and watching on large screens. "If there is anyone out there
who doubts that America is a place where anything is possible,
who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our
time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight
is your answer," Obama declared, as crowds cheered. Did
you hear the speech? If so, how did it make you feel?
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Barack Obama won a
decisive victory on Election Day.
