Election 2008

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Palin 'Didn't Know Africa Is a Continent'

Insiders spill beans on Mac's troublesome veep choice

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's shaky grasp of geography stressed out the McCain campaign, the Chicago Tribune reports. A Fox News reporter, sworn to secrecy until after the election, said a campaign insider told him Palin was unaware that Africa was a continent rather than a single country, and she was unable to...

Oregon Paper Projects Dem to Win Senate Seat

Victory there gives party 57 seats, with 3 races still undecided

(Newser) - Democrat Jeff Merkley has won a tight race for the Senate in Oregon, keeping alive his party's hopes of attaining a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, the Portland Oregonian reports. Merkley defeated Republican incumbent Gordon Smith to give Democrats their 57th seat. Three other races are undecided and will remain...

'Things Can Change,' Says 106-Year-Old Star of Speech

(Newser) - She was the toast of the town—and much of the nation—today, but 106-year-old Ann Nixon Cooper isn't letting her starring role in Barack Obama's acceptance speech go to her head, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. "It's nothing unusual really," said Cooper, the Atlanta resident Obama talked about...

Spree May Have Exceeded $150K

(Newser) - And you thought $150,000 was a lot to spend on clothes. A McCain campaign aide tells Newsweek that Sarah Palin spent "tens of thousands" more than that, with up to $40,000 going to husband Todd's wardrobe. Other sources say that most of the money came from one...

Stevens Keeps Slim Lead Amid Alaska Chaos

If he wins, then what? He may be expelled, opening door for Palin

(Newser) - Oh, what a tangled web Ted Stevens is weaving in Alaska. This much we know: In his bid to become the first felon re-elected to the Senate, Stevens leads Mark Begich by a few thousand votes. But with 60,000 absentee ballots still to be counted, it could be a...

Election Really Does Signal a Move to the Left
Election Really Does Signal
a Move to the Left
Opinion
Nov 5, 2008 6:00 PM CST

Election Really Does Signal a Move to the Left

Dems have built a new coalition of professionals, minorities, women

(Newser) - Don’t believe the voices warning Barack Obama to go slow and stick to the center because America remains conservative. There’s every reason to believe we’ve undergone a fundamental realignment, writes John B. Judis in the New Republic. The long shift toward a post-industrial economy has rearranged the...

A Tough Decision for Obama: Picking the First Dog

AKC wants a poodle, PETA wants a mutt

(Newser) - Barack Obama promised his daughters a dog after the election, win or lose. So it was no surprise when he told the girls during his acceptance speech they “have earned the puppy that is coming with us.” But what kind will the first family choose? Malia, 10, wants...

Green Fight Will Be Obama's Costliest
 Green Fight Will Be 
 Obama's Costliest 

OPINION
Nov 5, 2008 4:43 PM CST

Green Fight Will Be Obama's Costliest

President-elect knows he must do better than Bush, and has political capital to do it

(Newser) - Barack Obama must move quickly to address climate change, and it could be very unpopular politically, Bill McKibben writes in Yale Environment 360. In fact, the measures necessary to save our planet could very well “wreck his political future, because it would involve—directly or indirectly—raising the cost...

Obama Eyes RFK Jr. for EPA Post

High-profile head could please liberals, New England senators

(Newser) - Barack Obama is considering environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Mike Allen notes on Politico. The shrewd move would raise the EPA's profile—pleasing liberals Obama may otherwise disappoint during the budget crunch—and pay back the Kennedys for their crucial support during the...

Web, Cable Topple Networks' Election Ratings

Big three see ratings fall 16% from 2004 election

(Newser) - After proving itself indispensable in this year’s campaign, the internet won again on election night, Liz Gannes writes on NewTeeVee. Web users marked record traffic on several sites, while TV’s big three networks lost 16% off 2004 ratings, with cable and internet picking up the slack. During Barack...

Runoff Likely in Georgia Senate Race

National party groups pledge support pitting GOP incumbent Chambliss vs. Dem Martin

(Newser) - Georgia’s US Senate race is heading to a runoff, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today, as Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss is just shy of the 50% plus one vote needed to defeat Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Both candidates wasted no time to launch campaigns for the vote that would be...

GOP Loses Last Stronghold in New England
GOP Loses Last Stronghold in New England
ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2008 2:35 PM CST

GOP Loses Last Stronghold in New England

Himes' victory over Shays in Conn. completes Republican rout

(Newser) - With the defeat of Rep. Christopher Shays in Connecticut, the GOP has been completely routed from New England. The Republicans’ expulsion from the Northeast derives from losses in centrist districts, those where moderate Republicans like Shays could be expected to win, Fred Barnes writes in the Weekly Standard.

Rice 'Especially Proud' of Obama

Secretary of State 'especially proud' of Obama

(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice delivered emotional congratulations to Barack Obama today, saying that as an African American she is “especially proud” of his victory. The secretary of State called the Democrat an inspiration, the AP reports. “Americans are not going to be satisfied until they really do form that perfect...

Bachmann Holds on to Her Seat
 Bachmann Holds on to Her Seat 
Nov 5, 2008 1:44 PM CST

Bachmann Holds on to Her Seat

Minnesota GOP rep hangs on after questioning patriotism of fellow lawmakers

(Newser) - Rep. Michele Bachmann survived her campaign near-death experience, narrowly holding on to her House seat in yesterday's election, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Bachman caused a furor 2 weeks ago when she charged not only Barack Obama but fellow members of Congress with harboring "anti-American" views  in a cable...

Bush: US Should Be Proud

Obama election 'triumph of the American story,' president says

(Newser) - All Americans, no matter who they voted for, should be “overcome with pride” at Barack Obama’s historic victory, President Bush said today, calling it “a triumph of the American story.” Bush promised he’d give Obama his “complete cooperation” in preparing for the transition. He...

Powell Will Pass on Cabinet Post

I'll step aside for new leaders, former State chief says

(Newser) - Colin Powell doesn’t want a job in Barack Obama’s “historic” administration, preferring instead to see a new generation of leaders. “Why? I've done it,” Powell told the Wall Street Journal today in Hong Kong. The Bush-era secretary of State, who endorsed Obama last month, also...

Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions
 Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions 
OPINION
Nov 5, 2008 1:18 PM CST

Jesse's Face Spoke for Millions

Jesse Jackson's tears expressed so many possible thoughts

(Newser) - Not long after the networks declared Barack Obama the next American president, writes Rebecca Traister in Salon, the years worth of emotions that led up to that moment flashed across the face of Jesse Jackson. In minutes, the civil rights leader's expression transformed from a still one of disbelief, (or...

Michelle: The Ultimate First Lady
 Michelle: 
 The Ultimate First Lady 
OPINION
Nov 5, 2008 12:55 PM CST

Michelle: The Ultimate First Lady

Supportive but independent, Obama's girl is a winner

(Newser) - Traditionally, first ladies come in two varieties, posits Sarah Vine in the Times of London: the “meek, supportive, grin-and-bear-it model”—think Barbara Bush or Nancy Reagan—and “two-for-the-price-of-one” hard-nosed ball-breakers like Eleanor Roosevelt or Hillary Clinton. But now we have Michelle Obama, the perfect synthesis of both...

Defeat Tastes Just Fine for Conservatives
Defeat Tastes Just Fine for Conservatives
OPINION
Nov 5, 2008 12:40 PM CST

Defeat Tastes Just Fine for Conservatives

Movement in ruins, but pundits don't think America is liberal

(Newser) - How is the right wing coping with last night’s crushing defeat. They’re keeping a stiff upper lip, mostly. Here’s a sampling:
  • Jonah Goldberg’s torn by two competing hopes: the hope that Obama will govern from the center, and the hope that Democrats will instead go hog-wild
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World Reacts With Open Arms, Eye on Reconciliation

Global pundits weigh in on a historic victory

(Newser) - The election of Barack Obama has been watched around the world, and pundits from all over are weighing in.
  • In Germany's Der Spiegel, Gabor Steingart says the president-elect's genius is his "tone of political romanticism." Americans warmed to his message of sympathy and reflection—and made the
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