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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...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Many Harvard Students Cast Ballots for the First Time | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OBAMA WINS IN HISTORIC RACE | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Obama’s victory over McCain, an Arizona senator and a decorated Vietnam veteran, also represents a transition between political epochs, from the generation defined by that war and its aftermath to a younger generation that largely escaped its scars...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OBAMA WINS IN HISTORIC RACE | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Emotional at times as he conceded the election shortly after 11 p.m., McCain pledged to throw his weight behind an Obama presidency, even as he consoled his supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Arizona...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OBAMA WINS IN HISTORIC RACE | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...fought as hard as we could, and though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours,” McCain said...

Author: By Athena Y. Jiang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: OBAMA WINS IN HISTORIC RACE | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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