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Bookmark or Share- United States Presidential Election of 2008 | Obama, McCain & IssuesOn November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, the country’s first African American.
- Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign - WikipediaAt the 2008 Democratic National Convention on August 27, Barack Obama was formally selected as the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States in 2008. [3] He was the first African American in history to be nominated on a major party ticket. [4]
- Barack Obama's top 25 campaign promises: How'd he do?As a preview, this report outlines how Obama has performed on 25 specific pledges. As he campaigned for president in 2008 and 2012, Barack Obama amassed a record of more than 500 campaign...
- Barack Obama - 44th President, Political Career, LegacyJust weeks before election day, Obama’s campaign seized on the economic meltdown that had resulted from the catastrophic failure of U.S. banks and financial institutions in September, calling it a result of the Republican free-market-driven policies of the eight-year administration of George W. Bush.
- Barack Obama: Campaigns and Elections | Miller CenterIn the election day exit poll, 15 percent of voters said that Obama's reaction to the hurricane was the most important factor in their decision, and 73 percent of them voted for the president. Obama defeated Romney by 51 percent to 47 percent in the national popular vote and by 332 to 206 in the electoral vote.
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