Why did Barack Obama win? Give me specific examples and states of why the Democratic Senator is now our new 44th President? Remember be SPECIFIC and it needs to be at least 2 paragraphs.
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The road to Obama's victory last night was a long one, and there were many things that contributed to it. I believe that his success in the debates and political rallies across the nation were what helped him reach out to the people and secure votes. Along with that, his campaign strategy was also a factor in winning the election. The majority of his ads that I saw on television were informative and positive, unlike McCain's. McCain used negativity as his strategy for the most part. Rather than informing the people of what he planned to do, he chose to attack Obama in the last few days of the election with what I call his "reverend Wright" ad. While Obama was focused on ensuring the people that change was coming if he was elected, McCain was still focusing on the fact that Obama is a "radical", and that he is affiliated with "radical" people. I think that it was McCain's decision to use negative campaign tactics that led him to defeat. The majority of Americans were more interested in a president that would bring hope and change to America, and that is why Obama won last night.
As for the key states to victory, once Obama secured Florida and Ohio it was over. By that time I believe that he was at around 203 electoral votes without California. California was offering 55 electorate votes, meaning all he would need afterwards was 12 more votes. Those votes were easily managable, considering the fact that two traditionally Democratic states on the west coast (Washington and Oregon) offering a total of 18 votes had yet to release their results. So basically, once Florida and Ohio declared Obama the winner of their electorate votes, it was a done deal.
I believe Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential Election for many reasons. For one, his campaign team was one of the best ever to organize a campaign in United States history, with members like David Plouffe and David Axelrod. They didn’t receive huge donations from a small amount of people, they did the exact opposite. They received small donations from a huge amount of people, taking any amount of money from any one who was willing to donate. They ran an internet campaign as well. Barack Obama reached out to the youth and the younger generation of voters by posting all his speeches on YouTube, sending text messages and e-mails to those people who signed up. He reached out to the voters that hadn’t voted in past elections. His slogan of “Change”, gave hope to people all across America, not just Democrats and Republicans he gave hope to everyone. Another reason that he was so successful was, his TV ads weren’t as negative as John McCain’s were. Barack Obama didn’t focus on John McCain personally; he focused on what mattered, the issues that America is facing. When I would listen to John McCain’s ad, they were all attacks, if it wasn’t McCain calling Obama a terrorist he was calling him a socialist.
If you look at the electoral map of 2004 and 2008, there are major differences. Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Indiana, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, and right here in Nevada were all states that were red in 2004 but turned blue in 2008. Barack Obama was able to switch these states because he had the money to campaign there. I attended both a Barack Obama and a John McCain rally. When I listened to Barack Obama, I felt like he was speaking for all the people in Nevada. He addressed issues that are hurting us right now, like the home foreclosure rate, nuclear waste and more energy efficient ways to power Nevada such as solar panels, and wind turbines. When I attended a John McCain rally, his speech was the same has every where else he spoke at. I didn’t feel a connection, I didn’t feel like he wanted to help us here in Nevada, he just wanted votes. While Barack Obamas speech was about thirty five minutes in length, John McCain’s was about fifteen.
With Barack Obama winning this important election, it gives a new generation more power. I believe younger people like us are more excited about politics again, and when people are involved in there government, and care about what’s going on, then great things will happen. Time can only tell what will happen under Barack Obama in the next four years, there are going to be hard times, but I know America made the right choice by electing him as the 44th President.
wOOt!!! Barack Obama is now America's first ever African American president!! According to recent CNN polls, Obama has received 349 electoral votes while McCain only received 163. Missouri and North Carolina are still counting their ballots. The two candidates came close when looking at the popular vote, but Obama won by a landslide with the electoral votes, which overall determinest the election. The two states that secured Obama's victory were Florida and Ohio.
Both candidates ran during a major economic crisis and during a time of concerns over the war in Iraq. People think Obama will be more successful in helping our failing economy and ending the war, hopefully bringing our troops home soon. He also has appealed to a majority of the young, hispanic, and African American population.
Congratulations Barack Obama!
This election has without doubt made history. The United States of America has for the first time in history elected an African-American President. But why is this so? Many think that it was just the right time and the right place for him. I think that one of the main reasons why he won is because he was part of the democratic party. Since this last eight years the country has been led by a republican and it is obvious that it did not go well for him and our country it would have been very unlikely that the people would elect another republican to be the next president.
It is unquestionable that his character and his ability to get people to believe in him helped him a lot. He managed to run his campaing in a way that very few candidates have done it in the past. His charisma helped him win states that should of have been McCain's two of them being Ohio and Florida. There were another battle states too like Nevada, Colorado, and Pennsylvania. After this long and hard campaing this all paid off, he was elected the next president of the United States of America and it is clear that many young Americans and middle class citizens are very grateful of the results of this election.
Barack Obama in my opinion won for two reasons, the first; he is black, and recieved masses of uneducated biased votes from the black community (this however, is not saying that all african americans voted for such reasons) but more importantly; because he managed his campaign adeptly, and connected with the american people in their distaste for the Bush administration and the pressing need for change. Not only did Barack Obama put down the republican party by blaming all of the current problems on the last 8 years of "failed leadership," but he brought about innovative solutions to these problems, and he made the people believe they could be done just as he said they could, even if in reality they require considerable augmentation before becoming actual legislation, not to mention he needs to be able to woo congress into passing his bill. In essence, Barack Obama's excessive talent in public speaking played an enormous role in his victory over McCain.
Despite near equality in the popular vote, Barack Obama secured several key states, whose electoral votes' guaranteed victory after a certain point. While of course maintaining control of democratic strongholds such as New York and Illinois, Barack Obama also secured several battleground states that essentially secured him the presidency, these states being: Florida, Ohio, and Indiana, which had voted republican for several elections prior to this one. Through the electoral process, Obama secured 349 elctoral votes, where McCain only managed to secure 163. I believe that these numbers would be much closer, had The Bush Administration not generated such a vast public disapproval, which in turn transferred to the republican party, so close to the election.
President ELECT Barack Obama secured his victory three main ways. First was the choice of his VP, Joe Biden. Although one can see how "passionate" Biden can be, he was a homerun for Obama. His EXPERIENCE in Washington forced McCain to take rash action in his choice and attack from other points. Biden completes Obama on issues like experience and foreign affairs. Obama completes Biden with FRESH NEW IDEAS and rhetoric.
The second was the argument of change. He tied his opponent with the "status quo" and focused on a positive campaign. This could be attributed to David Pluff, Obama's campaign manager, and David Axlerod, Obama's campaign adviser. This attributed to how he presented himself. For example at an Obama rally, with the mention of McCain and Bush, the crowd yelled out boos. But he handled himself well saying, "you don't need to boo, you just need to vote!!"
The third was the attainment of critical states during the election process. Ohio was said to be up for grabs one day before the election. This made republicans uneasy. Another important state was FLORIDA, known for its history with elections. Another surprise state was Virginia. All in all this was a recipe for success for the President ELECT Barack Obama.
Re: Jake Bruno
Your comments at the beginning are your opinion and what I was asking for are FACTS why. The rest of your commentary is good but be careful with "general statements" you have no backing for. These are comments that fall into the "real America" category of logic. Be ready for the comments that are coming.
"Barack Obama in my opinion won for two reasons, the first; he is black, and recieved masses of uneducated biased votes from the black community"-Bruno
Obama had a long journey to become our next president. What made him very successful at this task was his campaign strategy. He focused mainly on the issues. He didn't really bother to make nagative ads about McCain. Instead he made it clear on what his plans are for the economy and the war in Iraq. Also he emphasized that we have the opportunity to make a change and that we should take advantage of this opportunity. And he made it a point to win in the battle ground states.
What really secured his win was the fact that he won in Florida and Ohio which are mainly Republican states. If McCain would have had a different strategy in his campaign from the begining, then maybe Obama wouldn't have won by a landslide.
There are many reasons for Barack Obama's victory this past tuesday, November 4th. First of all, he has become a symbol of change. He is everything that we need right now. Our country is in desperate need of reform, and we see hope in Obama. He seems like the total opposite of our current and infamous president, George W. Bush. Barack Obama's stand on issues like war and taxes also appeal to the general public. His clear opposition to further conflict in foreign countries helped him gain the trust of scared americans who are desperate to avoid any more problems. Our 44th president did something that very few people have been able to do before: he got young voters to go out and make their voices heard. Let's hope that our new president can dig us out of this hole and lead us in a new direction.
Re: Jake
I understand you meant no harm by saying what you said but it WAS said. This falls into the category of McCain's rumored strategy of picking Palin to get the "Woman" or "Hilary" vote. It is extremely presumptious and degrading to think that I, as a woman, would vote for a candidate merely because she IS a woman. This is similar to your statements about Barack Obama receiving the "uneducated/biased/black" vote. Votes all count the same exact way so both the "Bubba"
and "Juan" vote are congruent. Evidence dicussed on MSNBC showed that in states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania Obama did extremely well with NEW and WHITE voters.
This I attribute his success to.
RE: Leo
I agree with your comment. Because of Obama's positive image, he has become our next president. I'm hoping that he keeps his promises ans hopefully our economic situation will change.
REE: Amber
I agree with your comment. Hopefully Obama will bring the change that we need. The presidential debates clearly showed that Obama would do a better job at handling our economic crisis and the war in Iraq.
RE: Jake
I think your comment about Barack Obama winning because he is Black, and received a mass of uneducated Black votes, is just ignorant. I accept that this is your opinion, but do you honestly think that he won for that reason? He couldn’t have possibly won because he was the better candidate, more EDUCATED and had better views on major issues that are hurting America, right? 95% of African Americans voted for Barack Obama, and there probably were some “uneducated” voters out there, but you can not say that the only “uneducated” votes came from the Black community. Barack Obama didn’t just receive votes from African Americans; he received votes from Whites, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, every race voted for Obama, and that’s how he won.
Also, you’re leaving out a key state that Barack Obama received. Virginia. This was a state that a majority of the time votes Republican, but in this election voted Democratic. When the Civil War broke out, what state had the capital for the Confederacy? Virginia did. If you want to use race as a reason for Obama winning the election, that’s fine, but just look at which state voted for him, a state in which a 150 years ago, hated Blacks, and didn’t even consider them human, but in 2008 a “Black man” won by 6% .
I believe that Barack Obama won because he ran a campaign that was carefully run. It was very organized and targeted all of the swing states. He won Nevada, Indiana, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, which are the majority of the swing states. Also, I believe that the fact that he gained the support of Ted Kennedy was a huge boost for him. He is one of the most well respected politicians out there, with a lot of influence. Plus, he is well liked by Republicans and Democrats alike. I think that cutting ties with Reverend Wright showed his character, which was very beneficial for him. It seemed a little hard for him to cut ties to him because they had been friends, regardless of their differences in beliefs. However, when he saw that it was necessary to cut ties from Wright, he did it, because it was the best thing.
I also think that throughout the whole campaign process, Obama kept his cool. In the debates he always appeared to know what to say and did not get flustered. He was very consistent in his debates, which made him seem dependable. I feel that Obama also represents the change that people are in desperate need of. I respect McCain, but he represents what we've had in the past eight years: a privileged Republican. I feel that people wanted to change that, and saw that Obama is different in that respect to McCain. Also, the fact that the Republicans are viewed in such a bad light these days affected McCain negatively. He was sort of found guilty by association, which is sort of sad for him.
RE: Amber
I agree with you when you say that Obama won because he received the vote of minorities and the young. I believe this helped him a lot because in the past these groups have been underrepresented. This time around they came out to vote in record numbers and gave Obama the victory. Maybe the McCain administration overlooked this, but also, campaigns often overlook these groups because their turnout rates are typically very low. Obama reached out to these groups, which helped him win.
RE: Leo
I agree with the fact that Obama's ads were for the most part informative and positive. Personally, I respond better to positive ads than negative ads. Also, his ads talked about the things that he would do and things that needed to change. I think the American public grew weary of the Republican party pointing out all the flaws of their opponents, while being blind to their own, and not talking about how to fix our problems. I think McCain tried to fix that in the latter days of the campaign, but it was too late by then.
Barack Obama won the presidency because 53% of the American votes went to him. This 53% of the electorate believed in the hope Obama inspired, the congeniality and charisma he possessed, the security he offered, potential for greatness, and the promise of change he strongly advocated. These people were tired of eight years of the same nonsense, and took this chance to participate in the positive "re-branding" this country will hopefully soon undergo. Barack Obama won the presidency because he was able to transcend racial, social, and economic barriers and reach the majority which demonstrated their unwavering support.
In addition to establishing a large fan base, Barack Obama underwent several other measures to win the election. Obama made an excellent choice for a vice presidential candidate. Joe Biden held the experience necessary to combat the inexperience charges coming from the opposition. Obama also made sure to keep his composure and almost always gave off a calm, cool, and collected vibe. His determination, perseverance, and prosperity in the primaries proved to his skeptics that he was a real contender. The Obama campaign always seemed to do the right things at the right times and was rarely caught slipping.
On November 4th, Obama's ability to win over the key states of Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia helped propel him to a landslide victory. All four of the aforementioned states were called for the Republican candidate in the 2004 election and accounted for 71 electoral votes. Indiana and Ohio's change in party affiliation is most likely attributed to the failure of the economy in the Rust Belt, a concern which McCain did not effectively address. The victory in Florida can be attributed to the older population concerned with retirement and their social security benefits, another win due to the current economic crisis. Obama's win in Virginia is most likely because of the overwhelming support from minorities in that state. The President-elect can award his success in this election to the spike in new voter registration, choice campaigning tactics, and McCain's failed approach to the economic crisis.
Re: Jake
I actually agree with the first reason you gave for Obama's success in the election. As Mr. Magness stated earlier in class today, Barack Obama has become a pop culture icon and I think that this is mainly due to his ethnicity. If Obama's ideology and charisma were embodied in a candidate of the Caucasian race, the hype surrounding him would definitely not exist. If both candidates possessed qualities like every other president preceding them, I don't think that the young voters, minority voters, and African American voters would have came out and utilized their right to political participation in the droves that they did. If Obama was a white candidate, I think the race would have affected and interested the same people that the forty-three previous elections have.
These statements, however, are not meant to undermine his competence and ability as the next president of the United States.
Barack Obama secured his presidential spot by promising change awaits us, health care benefits will improve, and the tax situations will work for us and not against us. Obama and his campaign focused more on informing us the wonderful things he will do for us instead of focusing in the opponent and just bagging on them. He made his new policies more helpful to the common American. Another important aspect that made him win the presidential vote was he was relating more in helping the middle class more than anyone else because he knows what it is like to grow up struggling on a daily basis. He kept his campaign professional unlike McCain in many ways in just putting Obama on blast for theories that were not even true, for example, Obama being a terrorist. NOT TRUE! Overall he won because he truly wants change, he wants to improve America and unite us again and he has the plans to back up his ideas.
In my opinion Obama truly secured his presidential spot when he won Florida and Ohio. California was also a big one as well. I'm glad Obama won because of the benefits he promised us he would try to do. All the debates he participated in make him shine because McCain was struggling. It was clear to the American public that more people were leaning towards Obama, electoral votes truly played in his favor.
Leo:
I agree when you said his victory was a long way. It shows us how America has overcame many struggles. Not only did this competition for president make history but it was intense. McCain did use a lot of negativity as his strategy but his strategy worked against him. Obama was busy trying to get his voice heard and helping America stand strong once again. I believe his electoral votes also secured his presidential spot.
Leo:
I agree when you said his victory was a long way. It shows us how America has overcame many struggles. Not only did this competition for president make history but it was intense. McCain did use a lot of negativity as his strategy but his strategy worked against him. Obama was busy trying to get his voice heard and helping America stand strong once again. I believe his electoral votes also secured his presidential spot.
CINDY:
This election clearly made history, Barack Obama is the first Black President!!!! It was time for a change and elect a democrat into office. In the last eight years I don't know what George W.Bush was trying to pull put clearly he made more Americans see him in a negative way rather than positive. He ran his campaign just like JFK. Very professional with few negative aspects. =]
Barack Obama first shined in the 2004 Democratic Convention when he contributed a speech to John Kerry and John Edwards, which was similar to his speeches that he used for this 2008 campaign. Obama talked about the issues that most Americans were concerned about like, the economy, taxes cuts and health care. Compared to McCain, Obama's campaign aids were more informing, since they were about those issues. Not only did Obama talked about the issues that was important to the public, he brought new voters which help with the electoral votes.
By 8pm Tuesday, November 4th, in eastern time zone, Obama had secured the president position before California closed their polls. After all votes being tallied, the electoral votes ended up with 349 for Obama 163 for McCain. That night in Chicago Obama gave his acceptance speech, "This is your victory. And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead.", meaning with the first step from Americans we can change America.
Re: Leo
I agree, if it hadn't been for those rallies and those informing campaign aids Obama may not have the public interest that help him get as many electoral votes. If McCain used the same campaign strategy as Obama Tuesday race may have been a close one.
Re:Cindy
Just because Obama is in the Democratic party doesn't that is the reason why he won the presidency. It is true that in the past 8 years it was a republican president, but that is a minor reason, not a main reason. Obama campaigning strategy was the main reason why he won the presidency, because he talked about his plans, acknowledge the public's interests and he spoke of change.
Yes! History was made november 4th 2008. Obama was actually i think the 1st man in congress to become the presdent and of course the first president of african american decent. I seen tears fall from my mothers eyes and many others because i dont think people understand the importance of his achievement. Leading obama to his victory was how he got so many people together so many people to trust his views and ideas. Yes he targeted the young vote greatly but he got blacks whites mexicans asians even some ederly to vote for he connected with everyone something no one thought he could do. He was a great speaker he knew how to connect with the crowd of his debates, his rallies and any political atrributes to his campaign. he had great campagin advisors not to mention a great running mate the compassion he expressed about his wife his family and his struggle as a minority in this world. he fought the battle to prove a he was black enough and b he was amaerican enough and c we as a country are capable of change and even though as of right now times are hard america has always been able to overcome struggles and he just constantly reassured us of that. Even hardcore republicans who did vote mc cain can respect him and are willing to work with him as there new president!!
What made me and other Obama supporters so proud wasnt just the fact that he won and made history, it was the fact he won by a land slide. Some key states that lead him to his victory was flordia and ohio. Flordia was definately a shock for me because as long as i remember they usually go republican. But after he won those two states i knew it was over. i think that took him to 203 electorial votes and leaving Mc Cain far behind. After they said he won california with a total of 55 electorial votes i knew it was over. i must admit at the beginning when McCain was in the lead i was worried. After watching recent polls i think they had Obama at a total of 349 and McCai at 163 and that wasnt including some states. It was great how he won and how much he won by and it was just great to witness history. i cant wait to tell my kids all about the 1st black president when they're learning about it in school! :]]
re: jake
first of all i can agree with the fact that he did recieve votes because he was black! but to express that they were from uneducated black people i do not agree with. i know many black people who didnt even vote for obama first of all and 2nd of that jus sounds like a general statement saying that all the black people who did vote for obama where uneducated and created a bias vote which i think we can both agree was not true! many people who voted and were BLACK were very much so EDUCATED and understood what was going on political not saying all were because they werent but to make a general statement like that i would definiatly disagree.
re: everyone
i always would like to say i mostly agree with everyone on the reason they feel obama one all things stated being key compnets to his victory. yes biden was a huge aspect as for sometimes i feel if mccain would have went with liberman instead of palin, i feel he would have did better. Being that yes palin gave the republican party alot of media exposure but most being negative! but yeah i also agree with the fact that everyone felt obama had a great campaign staff making his victory even more achievable as well as him connected with the youth and first time voters!
Re:Leo
Wow. Thats a lot of Math. I agree with you along the lines of the Electoral Votes. It was nice to see BOTH the majority votes and electoral votes coincide. Once Obama secured Ohio and Florida, I wasn't concerned with his victory. I was more concerned about Nevada being a red or blue state. :) Yay it was BLUE!
The sole reasons why Obama won was because of his determination and his campaign team. He was the underdog coming in to this race, but with hard work and a good campaigning team. Obama used his strengths, like his ability to speak well in front of large crowds, to capture the attention of the American people with the policies that he wanted to bring when he was in his term. His background also showed how hard of a worker he was. His campaigning team was also one of the best that America has ever seen. Having Obama shoot ads where he himself was talking, like FDR did, really caught people’s attention. His message of change was very loud and many people heard it.
The two major states that help Obama win where Florida and Ohio, both states Bush won in his elections, but weren't the only the states that switched colors from the 2004 election. Nevada Virginia, Indiana and Colorado are a few states that also voted Democrat this time opposed to the 2004 election. Obama also had a nice boost to his Electoral College votes thanks to California and its 55 votes.
Re: Jasmine
When i said uneducated, by no means did i mean to imply that all black peole that did vote for Obama were uneducated. When i used the term uneducated (which i now realize isn't at all appropriate) i meant it in reference to the fact that the majority of american voters are politically mis-informed, and often vote for the wrong reasons. Also, i'm not saying Barack Obama only recieved votes of this sort from the black community, he more than likely got votes from all ethnicities, and age groups just because he is (as Mr. Magness stated) a Pop culture icon, and voting for him was the popular thing to do.
Re: Yesenia/Travis
As i stated with Jasmine, I used the word "uneducated" improperly. By no means did i intend to imply (which my comment does) that all votes from the black community are biased and uneducated. I simply meant that SOME not all black voters are politically mis-informed, as are voters of every ethnicity. Since Barack Obama secured 95% of the black vote, it is safe to say that a portion of these votes were for the wrong reasons. And as Mr. Magness stated in class, Barack Obama was elected partly because of his status as a pop culture icon. which secured votes of every ethnicity and age group through the band wagon effect. Once again, I am not implying that all of the votes from the black community were for the wrong reasons, and these biased votes did not only come from the black community, That just happened to be the group that I chose for an example of Barack Obama recieving biased votes.
The victory that Obama is the next president of the United States is because people thought it was time for change and if McCain was in office, we would be stuck in the same situation that we are in right now. Obama has a better policy than McCain. He did well in campaign and campaigning the correct stuff, not like McCain who didn't have any positive ads. McCains ads just keep being negative and not proving anything that he was going to help the economy. Obama had the support of the majority of African American people. younger generations, latinos. While Obama was more focused on what the people wanted, McCain just kept saying negative stuff about Obama and was less focused on what the people wanted to hear.
My opinion that Obama won is that, its ture we do need change. McCain would of just made the situation ven worse if he was elected. I am glad Obama won, because his policy is way better than McCain. McCain start to focus more on how Obama is a radical and not paying attention to the people and what they wanted to hear. Many African Americans knew they were gonig to vote for Obama, some saying just because he is black, but that is there way of thinking, others new what he had, and what he was going to bring to office.
RE: Jake
I agree in one of those two ideas you had said about him connecting with the people and the way he ran his campaign. Its true, most of his votes were that he knows what he wants to bring to office and wants to make sure it happens. Even though Obama kept blaming the republicans for the way the economy is, is so right because Bush is a Republican and if it wasn't for him and the way he ran office, we probally wouldn't be in the situation this country is in. The Bush Administration has all the blame in this. This country is in a huge debt. Do you think McCain would of helped at all, knowing he didn't have any care in middle or lower class?
RE: Leo
I agree with you that Americans wanted a president that would change this country and bring it back on ho wit used to be. We don't want a president who wont do it for middle class or lower. McCain may of beem popular with senior citizens but when it came down to younger generations many knew what he could bring and not just for the upper class but to help other. Obama may of not been in office as long as McCain did, but Obama was more educated than McCain was, which proved that Obama had beter things going for him to be president than McCain would of been.
Barack has won!!! Well it is history and no longer in the making. I felt Obama won because he appealed to the public. His speeches were heart-felt and he made a connection to the American people. People are ready for a change and Obama hit it head on with an answer to every problem, or atleast a way to start to solve the problem. Obama appealed to people so much that the battleground states Florida, Ohio, and Virginia all voted for him. All Republican states who voted Democratic. Also it means something when Virginia being a very well known "Rebel" state and a place where heavy racism lies voted for a BLACK man to be their president.
Obama had an idea and saw how he can change things. Like his tax policy. Obama will lower taxes based on your household income. For example if you made $18,981 on average, you would get a tax cut of -5.5% which is -$567. A good amount since this is the lowest income and economy is bad. People in the $18,981 to $66,354 are 60% of the American people. These are the people Obama addressed and related to the most since they are the majority. If he could win them over it would be a land-slide like it was.
RE: Gladys
I agree that Obama's campaign strategy was the key to his victory. Aside from that, I'd like to address your comment about how the Republican party is "viewed in such a bad light these days". You're absolutely right, and I think it's George Bush's fault. However, people need to realize that NOT ALL Republicans are like George Bush. The Republicans may have similar beliefs and values, but they aren't clones of each other. We shouldn't let George Bush be our only perception of the Republican Party. As Ron Paul said on CNN a few days ago, "The Republicans have a long way to go. They've lost a lot of credibility and they're going to have to rebuild it, but they're going to have to do a heck of a lot better than they did when they were in charge". Ron Paul ya'll.
RE: Ariel
Your right Barack Obamas ads were more informational. Every time I head an ad for John McCain it never talked about the issues and what he planned to do if he became President. I think most Americans are tired of nasty political ads and just want to hear about the issues and not who Barack Obama associates with. Once John McCain started to go negative, he started to slip in the polls, along with the fact that John McCain wasn’t knowledgeable about the economy, a major issue right now in our times.
RE: Yesenia on her RE: Leo
A lot of math indeed.
As for your concern for Nevada being a blue state, I doubt that you would've been concerned if you'd attended the McCain Rally in Henderson with Travis and I. It's okay though. Anyways, Obama was pulling crowds of about twelve to eighteen thousand people at his rallies. At the McCain rally, they announced that the turnout was eleven thousand, but it certainly didn't look like it. It wasn't as crowded as Obama's. There was a lot of space and breathing room. At the most, I'd say that there was a good eight thousand there. McCain was probably counting all the staff members, security guards, and snipers on the roof. There were probably people hidden in the back too. Plus, Obama came here 2 weeks in a row, and once in September. I believe that McCain only came once..and he was late..and he had us listening to country music for two hours. I was quite disappointed. I think you would've been too.
One of the main reasons Barack Obama is our new President is the way his campaign was ran. From start to finish Obama's campaign focused on his policies rather than bashing the candidates he was running against. Another reason he was able to achieve presidency was that he reached out to the youth of the nation. In Chapter 6 of our government book it states that most of the youth today is more likey to be liberal than conservative, therefore they most likely be democratic. Obama did not rely on this fact to get him the vote of the youth, he actually went to high schools and talked to the students and emphasized how important they were to the election. His policies on education really got the attention of the youth as well as teachers across the nation. Also, Obama may have been the only person to benefit with the crash of Wall Street. McCain was constantly saying that our economy was fine and when Wall Street crashed a lot of people turned to Obama. All of these things brought him that much closer to the White House.
Barack Obama won the presidency by a landslide of 349 to 163 electoral college votes. It was clear that the winner of this election would be Obama when he won the states of Ohio and Florida. Obama was able to turn Red states Blue which ultimately helped him gain more votes. A great deal of his success was due to the impact he had on demographics such as Hispanics, African Americans, and the young voters.
Re:Ariel Re:Cindy
I agree with you Ariel. It not the party that you're with that matters, it's what you as an individual stand for. As McCain stated several times, he is a maverick and he is willing to go against his party when he feels differently. We should all stand up for what we think is right and not just go along with something because it is what you usually do. I also feel that Obama won because of the way he ran his campaign, he obviously made a good choice in Axelrod and Plouffe to lead his campaign. His strategy of focus on his plans rather than bashing John McCain were what really made an impact and got him the vote of the American people.
Re: Jessica P.
I see that we both agree on the reasons why Obama won. I stress again that what made Obama's campaign was his concentration on the citizens of America rather than John McCain. I also agree that winning California was a great achievement for him even though it was evident that Obama would win with or without it after we'd seen him win Ohio and Florida.
Re: Jake
Im sure that you already expect disagreement with your first comment, and i too disagree. Barack Obama is black so that may have played part of the role in why people voted for him, but he didnt only receive votes from the African American population. It was said that he also receive a majority of his votes from hispanics and younger people. He is appealing to many largly because of the ways he has claimed he will help our failing economy.
Re: Jacob
I also believe that one reason Obama won was because of the way he ran his campaign. He did start off as an underdog being a senator with not quite as much experience as McCain. He obviously rose above this and came out successful in tuesday's election. His campaign was well put together. It caught the attention of people while McCain constantly ran negative adds against Obama.
Senator Barack Obama’s victory in the United States Presidential election can be argued in many different ways. I personally feel that his victory in the election was based on how he presented himself to the people. From the National Democratic Convention held during August in Denver, Colorado to the Finial Presidential Debate I felt Obama did very well in being on top of issues that matter to the American people.
Following the CNN National Poll of Polls: Timeline Tracker starting from June 5 it was close between Obama and McCain with 47% for Obama and 45% for McCain. For both the National Democratic Convention and Republican Conventions polls where bumpy because Americans were still trying to figure out who were Barack Obama and John McCain. Each held an edge after each convention, but how ever was neck in neck around September 10 – September 18. After September 19 Obama held more of an advantage up to the election date.
Many Factors can be argued, but my opinion I feel that each candidate from the beginning were close as to winning and situations like the Bailout Plan and Governors Palin had a role in how people chose their votes. According to Issue Tracker on CNN the most important issue that people focus on when deciding to vote was the Economy. With the Economy on the voters top issue felt more comfortable with Obama’s agenda versus McCain’s agenda. Even with the “suspension” of McCain’s campaign voters still sided with Obama.
States that were Republican in 2004 election were Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Iowa, however went Democratic and voted for Obama. Also Virginia, Indiana, and North Carolina voted Democratic for the first time in years. Basically Obama had the money, connected with the youth, held strong political opinion, and what’s a better way to say change will come like electing the first African American as President? Overall I feel its how a person runs a campaign is ultimately how they win an election. McCain had a rough start while Obama held a consistency.
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/map/polling/index.html
Re: Yesenia
Your three main ways that secured Obama’s victory was really interesting. I agree that Biden was a better pick compared to Palin. If McCain picked someone at the same level as Biden I feel would make some differences in the polls. One of Obama’s good tactics was how he made people feel like they were being united. Having no racial separation and wanted everyone to have rights that were equal to the next person.
In the past everyone knows that the youth hasn’t been active in politics, but Obama connected with the youths and was evident in the overall votes. If people can’t see that he will bring change, just take a look at his campaign.
Re: Jessica
I some what disagree with your comment about how Obama secured his presidential position with “change awaits us, health care benefits will improve, and the tax situations will work for us and not against us.” McCain also shared agendas on those topics; I can personally say yes I know what McCain’s political stand on those issues and I can agree on some of them. With everyone saying negative ads here and negative ads there, isn’t saying McCain is actually like George Bush and will bring four years more of misleader ship negative? I feel you can have common opinions, but can take different trails. Just because I agree with my parents on some issues doesn’t mean I would end up just like them, I am my own person and capable of doing things a different way. I’m not sure if McCain openly said that Obama was a terrorist, but I just think it’s just the outrageous “scared” republicans that started that up. Also on “he wants to improve America and unite us again and he has the plans to back up his ideas,” reminds me of Al Gore. Al Gore went door-to-door connection with the middle class, he introduced issues on energy plans, and won popularity with the citizens, but why did George Bush win? Looking in the past presidential elections some went negative and won, why didn’t it work this time?
Re: Jake
I can respect your opinion and I don't take offense but I do not agree. I don't believe that he got a mass of his votes from "uneducated biased votes from the black community" because if that was the case I could say he got a Mass vote from the Redneck trailor park community. That would be a stereotype and wrong just because he won strong southern & republic states. I felt with your comment that’s what you did. You made a stereotype that most of the African Americans voted this way. Even with your disclaimer that not ALL voted that way that still is a stereotype to say most. I can understand SOME voting that way but in reality it had nothing to do with race. Now if you want to pin it on something I can say maybe the so-called lower class voted for him. But they had a right to because it was in their best interest because he was helping them along with middle-class. But to make it a race issue is totally not the reason he got his vote because Ohio, Florida, Virginia and other republican states that switched sides made that VOID. Simply Obama won fair. ^_^
The first reason that Barack Obama is because George Bush did such a horrible job. His biggest advantage is that he appeals to the American people because he represents a "change". If Bush did a great job during his presidency, Obama would not have won. It always seemed to me that Obama's favorite weapon during any debate was that he could link any republican to George Bush. The second reason why I think that Obama is president is because of the economic crisis. America needs a democrat right now to regulate, and Americans feel that Obama can best deal with the economic crisis.
Also, Barack is a pop-culture icon. That's why you see kids screaming "OBAMA!!!" in the hallways. Many people are oblivious to Obama's policies because he is "hip" and a pop culture icon. Since he knows how to use youtube and text messaging, he is qualified to be the president.
The key states that Obama needed to secure his victory on election night were California, Ohio, Illinois, Florida,Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York. Obama received 364 electoral votes, while McCain received 163. Obama won the states with the most electoral votes. Obama won 28 states, McCain won 21, and Missouri was neutral. The average amount of electoral votes per state that Obama won is 13. McCain's average was 7.7, and only won two states with a higher electoral vote than 13.
Re: Jake
I agree that he got a majority of his votes because he is black and the black community wanted to see someone like him in office. If Obama was white he would probally would not have even be the nominee. But although he got many votes from the black community he still got many from the white, latino, ect. communities and I believe he got them from his ideas and his excellent speaking skills.
Re: Cindy
I agree on the point that people want a democrat in office. An argument that Obama made in his campaign was that McCain would bring more of the same polices that his fellow republican brought in his term. This is a good point, but I still stand the main reason that he won because he was a superior speaker and had an amazing campaign team.
I attribute most of Barack Obama's success in the election to his well run campaign. He made the right moves when they needed to be made, and more importantly, avoided bad press coverage as much as possible.
I also would have to say that people are bitter over the current leadership in our country. This is why so many democrats were elected into office this past week. The average American is tired of Bush's policies and this is why the topic of "change" was so prominent. I would say that many voters decided that they wanted the new leadership to be nothing like the current one.
Barack Obama capitalized on this through his campaign. The main point he made in his TV ads, rallies, and debates was that McCain would be the same type of leader as Bush. Obama knew where McCain's weak point was, and successfully utilized it in his campaign.
During election day, it seemed to me that after one certain state was won by Obama, the race was over. This state was Ohio. The news anchors had said that the McCain camp said earlier that without winning Ohio, they had no way of winning the election. After this happened it was pretty much over. Florida significantly helped Obama's victory, and California put him over the top. It was clear that early on Obama would win the 270 votes needed.
RE: Jake
While I might not agree with what you said in the "controversial statement", I agree with you in the rest of your comment. People were overall upset with Bush's failed policy, and wanted change to come of it. It turns out, people wanted a radical change. And with Obama winning the election, it seems America got what it wanted.
RE: Jake
Mr. Bruno, I agree that Obama connected with the 80-ish percent of Americans who don't approve of Bush. I sincerely feel that if Bush didn't do such a horrible job, Barack Obama's campaign wouldn't be nearly as successful. Obama had great timing; Bush did horrible, so America needs someone who broadcasts themselves as "change". Also, we need a democrat to get us out of the economic crisis.
RE: Jessica
I also think that Obama's campaign was definitely run better. However, they both attacked each other in their ads, but it just seemed like Obama had better arguments. He made the point that McCain is just like Bush. A lot of Americans agreed with this. McCain on the other hand, made the point that Obama and Biden were unstable. The American public didn't connect with this. Obama's argument simply resonated better with the public.
I believe that Barack Obama achieved his goal of being the 44th president of the United States of America due to his campaign strategies and that fact that it was run so carefully. Many Americans undoubtedly believed that Hilary Clinton would be a tough competitor for Obama. Obama had “a way with words” and his different standings on political issues separated him from Clinton. So, in spite of what the majority assumed, Obama triumphed over Clinton and was placed in a race for president against Senator John McCain. Another priority on Obama’s list was being able to prove that he could win the votes and favor of not only the colored community, but the white one as well. He was greatly underestimated but he, once again, proved America wrong. Their campaign in Iowa left Hilary third and Obama number one. Obama was marching closer to victory and these strategies helped him to do so.
McCain have Obama have been the talk of the nation since they began running against each other. McCain was able to easily win over the “older” America, which included the 90’s and over crowd. However, Obama’s standing on the war was again different from McCain’s. This created another difference and enabled American’s to expand their reasons for choosing a certain candidate. New Hampshire became the “scene of the battle field” for McCain and Obama. Obama caused McCain to fight in states that he trusted to be purely republican. This caused McCain to lose a lot of time because he was trying to win over states he thought favored him already. Despite all the errors made and all the judgments placed against Obama and his campaign, it is clear to see that all their hard work and perseverance paid off for he is now our 44th president.
RE: Cindy
You make a good point about Obama being part of the Democratic party. Many Americans do feel that the Republican party has not done a good job running the U.S. the last eight years. I think that the people wanted to see if Obama’s “change” slogan would actually pull through. Also, since McCain was so closely associated with Bush, who is part of the Republican party, the people probably thought that McCain would be just like Bush when it came to decision making and policies.
It is true that Obama has indeed become a symbol for change. America’s economy is making a turn for the worst and the people don’t want the same type of president as George Bush. They want a different type of president who is willing to make changes possible. Since he is, in fact, a symbol for change, many people expect him to hold up on his words. Can he do it? That’s a question still in the process of being answered.
In the 2008 elections I think that Barack Obama won because of his campaign strategies, McCain’s mistakes, and because he is very articulate. Obama’s campaign, like many have said, is one of the best campaigns run in the United States. He made a good choice when choosing his VP. Biden, I think, made up for Obama’s inexperience. As well as, Obama’s composed manner made up for Biden’s excessive passion. Also the way Obama’s campaign used technology to not only raise money but to connect with younger crowd or "new voters". McCain’s mistakes I think also helped Obama win this election. His fatal mistake was choosing Palin as his vice presidential nominee. It’s not that she was bad choice, she was unprepared for the intensity of the campaigning process which in the long run made Obama’s look better. I also believe that Obama’s eloquence helped a lot. His speeches connected with the audience and helped give a better understanding of who he is and his ideals. His speeches weren’t just about him he made them about the people as well. For example, “there's not a liberal America and a conservative America; there's the United States of America. There’s not a black America and a white America and a Latino America and Asian America; there’s the United States of America.” I really like this quote.
Ohio and Florida, which are usually republican states secured Obama’s win in this election. The final polls showed that Obama won 349 electoral votes to McCain’s 163votes.
RE: Cindy
I agree with you when you say that Obama won in part because he is in the Democratic party. It is easy to blame the government and the president for any problem in the United States, and people will think the alternative will automatically solve their problems. Since the Bush administration did a crappy job and Obama broadcasts frequently his disconnection with Bush, people automatically believe he will solve their problems.
Re: jake
I do think that some people voted for obama because his a black, but not enough to really make a diference. However, there had to be other positive aspects about him that made poeple vote for him.
Re: jasimine, re: everyone
i agree with you i too think that Biden, Palin, and the campaign were major reason as to why Obama won.
re: Amber
I agree on the fact that you said that most Americans believe that Barak Obama will do a better job on the economic crisis however I think that most Americans trust McCain better on the Iraq war issues. And this was proved by a polls that I recently saw on the news. However, people are a little bit more concerned about the economy right now rather than worring about when the war is going to end and I think this is the reason why Obama truly won.
RE: LEO on RE: Yesenia on her RE: Leo
In my defense, a McCain rally would have indeed disappointed me (other than the fact that I had playoffs that day). I do agree that the rally was too late in the campaign. The night before the election is by no means the best way to "cram" for this election. Even if in all desperation.... Nevada seemed to be leaning with Obama's constant visits; McCain should have rallied somewhere else.
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