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Obama: Change has come to America

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President-elect Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" to the world as he stood before thousands of euphoric supporters and millions of international onlookers Tuesday night after vanquishing John McCain to claim his place in the history books as America's 44th president.

Obama began to make good on that pledge the moment he took the stage before 125,000 overjoyed supporters in Chicago as the country's first-ever African American to be elected president. The son of a white woman from Kansas and a student from Kenya, he inspired myriads of new voters across America to brave long lines and bad weather to break racial barriers and rewrite the electoral map of a nation.

But, as Obama himself also noted, the journey was beginning rather than ending. His victory offered promise and hope, but promises can go unfulfilled and hopes can be dashed. LINK or www.jpost.com

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Republican fears of historic Obama landslide unleash civil war for the future of the party

Senior Republicans believe that John McCain is doomed to a landslide defeat which will hand Barack Obama more political power than any president in a generation.

By Tim Shipman in Durango, Colorado
Last Updated: 12:37AM BST 26 Oct 2008
Aides to George W.Bush, former Reagan White House staff and friends of John McCain have all told The Sunday Telegraph that they not only expect to lose on November 4, but also believe that Mr Obama is poised to win a crushing mandate.
They believe he will be powerful enough to remake the American political landscape with even more ease than Ronald Reagan did in 1980.
The prospect of an electoral rout has unleashed a bitter bout of recriminations both within the McCain campaign and the wider conservative movement, over who is to blame and what should be done to salvage the party's future. Keep Reading Here:

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from the PEW RESEARCH CENTER (Pew Web Site)

Barack Obama’s lead over John McCain has steadily increased since mid-September, when the race was essentially even. Shortly after the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, Obama moved to a 49% to 42% lead; that margin inched up to 50% to 40% in a poll taken just after the second debate. Currently, Obama enjoys his widest margin yet over McCain among registered voters, at 52% to 38%. When the sample of voters is narrowed to those most likely to vote, Obama leads by 53% to 39%. Keep Reading Here:

Newspapers over 3:1 in favor of Obama

By Greg Mitchell and Dexter Hill

Published: October 21, 2008 11:50 AM ET updated Tuesday
NEW YORK (Updated Tuesday The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 121 to 42, an almost 3-1 margin and an even wider spread in the circulation of those papers (see full tally below).

Obama's lopsided margin, including most of the major papers that have decided so far, is in stark contrast to John Kerry barely edging George W. Bush in endorsements in 2004 by 213 to 205.

Note: We are updating this story and list often so return for additions.

At least 26 papers have now switched to Obama from Bush in 2004, with just four flipping to McCain (see separate story on this site). The latest making the move to Obama: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin of Ontario, Calif. It joins such larger papers as the Denver Post, Chicago Tribune and New York's Daily News.

Please send any endorsements you see or make (that are not listed below) to: gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com.
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Home Stretch

Not much to say lately as the work we've been doing for the past 2 years appears to be close to bearing fruit. I've already voted absentee. Not long ago we had the only Obama sign on our front lawn in the entire town. Now everyday more signs pop up. Today it seemed as if every house in town had and Obama/Biden sign on the front lawn. Some folks even had home-made signs lining mailboxes and windows. Nearly every car has an Obama bumper sticker.

On the national level major newspapers are endorsing Obama by a wide majority, including some papers that have never endorsed and many Repbulican leaning papers that have never endorsed a Democrat. Of course the big news today was Colin Powell. A beautiful speech on Meet the Press. Watch it if you haven't already. The 150 million dollars we all donated for September will clearly help in the mad-dash ad wars over the next two weeks, too.

Speaking of the next 2 weeks - never underestimate the slimy tactics of the Republicans. It is clear they cannot win on charisma or policy or trust. They cannot win on reliability (Sarah Palin?). So they will continue to throw much more than the kitchen sink. What can we do? Phone bank. Talk to those who you feel may still be unsure of voting for a black man named Obama. Send more money. VOTE.

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