Bringing in the change he sought, democrat Barack Obama has been elected the 44th President of the United States, according to CNN, winning 338 electoral votes so far compared with 160 votes for his rival John McCain, CNN reports. Obama needed a minimum of 270 electoral votes to claim victory.
Barack Obama told supporters that "change has come to America," as he addressed the country for the first time as the president-elect.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there," Obama said in his victory speech in Chicago.
Police estimated that 125,000 people gathered in Grant Park to hear Obama claim victory, CNN reports.
Obama said he was looking forward to working with McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin "to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead."
McCain, conceding defeat, urged all Americans to join him in congratulating Obama on his projected victory in the presidential election.
"I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face," McCain said before his supporters in Phoenix, CNN reports.
The Obama campaign worked hard to win gritty industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania and powered the Latino vote in the West.
The junior senator from Illinois has done what John Kerry could not do in 2004.
This election has been historic on many levels. An Obama victory is the end of the streak of white men running the U.S. This was also the first election that prominently featured women as contenders for the White House -- first Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) in a hard-fought Democratic primary and Palin (R., Alaska) on the McCain ticket.
This victory sends a message to America and the world. The American Dream is alive and well. A mix raced man can overcome a challenging childhood and a humble economic background to become the leader of the free world. The world was pulling for this to happen, to renew hope in the American Dream.
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Barack Obama told supporters that "change has come to America," as he addressed the country for the first time as the president-elect.
"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there," Obama said in his victory speech in Chicago.
Police estimated that 125,000 people gathered in Grant Park to hear Obama claim victory, CNN reports.
Obama said he was looking forward to working with McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin "to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead."
McCain, conceding defeat, urged all Americans to join him in congratulating Obama on his projected victory in the presidential election.
"I pledge to him tonight to do all in my power to help him lead us through the many challenges we face," McCain said before his supporters in Phoenix, CNN reports.
The Obama campaign worked hard to win gritty industrial states of Ohio and Pennsylvania and powered the Latino vote in the West.
The junior senator from Illinois has done what John Kerry could not do in 2004.
This election has been historic on many levels. An Obama victory is the end of the streak of white men running the U.S. This was also the first election that prominently featured women as contenders for the White House -- first Sen. Hillary Clinton (D., N.Y.) in a hard-fought Democratic primary and Palin (R., Alaska) on the McCain ticket.
This victory sends a message to America and the world. The American Dream is alive and well. A mix raced man can overcome a challenging childhood and a humble economic background to become the leader of the free world. The world was pulling for this to happen, to renew hope in the American Dream.
(Internet Inputs)
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