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Barack Obama defeated United States senator and Republican nominee, John McCain (R-AZ), in the 2008 presidential election, receiving 365 electoral votes compared to McCain's 173 electoral votes in the election. The formal certification of the results took place on January 8, 2009.
Obama told Americans to "let the process run its course," saying "it takes time to count every ballot." "It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, and it’s very likely we won’t know ...
United States presidents typically fill their Cabinets and other appointive positions with people from their own political party.The first Cabinet formed by the first president, George Washington, included some of Washington's political opponents, but later presidents adopted the practice of filling their Cabinets with members of the president's party.
This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South Side.
Obama's midday appearance in Pittsburgh marks his first time campaigning in Pennsylvania this year, though the former president has been the Democratic Party's top surrogate in the final sprint to ...
Elections News Expect traffic delays as former Pres. Obama and VP presidential nominee Vance visit the Charlotte area North Carolina exceeds 2.3 million early votes in 2024 general election
In his speeches as president, Obama did not make more overt references to race relations than his predecessors, [232] [233] but according to one study, he implemented stronger policy action on behalf of African-Americans than any president since the Nixon era. [234] Following Obama's election, many pondered the existence of a "postracial America".
Early voting numbers are ‘scary’ for Kamala Harris, Barack Obama’s former campaign manager has warned. Obama’s 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina said data shows the Republicans making ...