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...Senator Barack Obama. She wasn’t the only one voting for the first time. For most Harvard students, the 2008 election marked their first opportunity to cast a ballot for president. This year’s particularly riveting race, between Democratic nominee Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, heightened their enthusiasm for the contest, which has gripped the nation for almost two years. “This election feels a bit more pivotal,” said Mathieu J. Cunha ’11, whose statement echoed voter concerns about a deteriorating economy, a protracted military engagement...
Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama claimed victory in the 2008 presidential election last night, sweeping past Republican candidate John McCain on a wave of calls for change from voters across the country and securing his place in history as the country’s first black president...
...groups on both sides of the aisle gathered with their respective organizations to watch long-anticipated election results pour in last night. An undergraduate-heavy crowd, snacking on pizza and free Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, watched CNN’s coverage of the election at the John F. Kennedy, Jr. Forum at the Institute of Politics. Below the forum’s big screen, life-size cut-outs of Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stood next to a map showing the states each candidate had won—the Obama cut-out posed for substantially...
This year, Americans’ top concern was the economy, yet John McCain failed to address it adequately. McCain dwelt on his commitment to cut taxes and halt earmarks, but voters were more concerned about a stable healthcare system and family finances. After three Republican presidents in thirty years, taxes and spending lack the political salience they once had. Today, four in five taxpayers pay more in payroll taxes than they do in income taxes and some 29 million Americans pay no income tax at all. Republicans have become victims of their success; they must extend their focus to more...
...Barack Obama has won the 2008 election. No one should be surprised. In the past several months, we all bore witness to his meteoric rise, which coincided with John McCain’s meteoric fall. As the majority of the country rejoices in Obama-mania, we die-hard McCainiacs can’t help but feel sorry for ourselves...