January 3: The Frontrunner Falters Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) talks during a campaign stop at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds January 2, 2008 in Davenport, Iowa. With the Iowa caucuses one day away the race has tightened in both Iowa and New Hampshire. (Getty Images) more pics » Seen by many as the frontrunner in the Iowa Caucuses, Hillary Clinton 's campaign for the presidency was dealt its first blow when she placed third in the Iowa Caucuses. Barack Obama had been steadily closing the gap in the days leading up to the caucuses, but his win came as a surprise to ...
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By Philip Morris NEWPORT NEWS So how did Barack Obama turn North Carolina and Virginia BLUE? In a revealing look at the Exit Polls in VIRGINIA & NORTH CAROLINA it was the SMOKER VOTE that put Virginia and North Carolina in the BLUE . Mr. Barack Obama campaigned in Tobacco country promising CHANGE and SMOKERS in NC & VA took Obama's mantra inside the voting booth. Seventy-Five percent (75%) of Smokers in NC & VA chose Obama over McCain. "There have been a couple of times during the campaign when I fell off the wagon and bummed one, and I had to kick it ...
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November 5, 2008 THE DAY AFTER BARACK OBAMA defeated Senator John McCain to become president-elect of these UNITED STATES. "The INVISIBLE HAND . . ." blog begins. Why now? & why "The INVISIBLE HAND . . ." Now is the time for every true believer in the Founding Documents (U.S. CONSTITUTION & THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE) of the greatest nation in the world not to stand idly by, but to speak the truth " For Such A Time As This ." For Such A Time As This "For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance ...
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A FUNNY tHING HAPPENED AT the Office of the President-Elect website www.change.gov , CHANGE. Here is the website page from November 6-7, 2008 under American Serves: This is the info I used in the article CHANGE IS COMING . . . BUT BEWARE. Now a day later here is the new language from the Office of the President-Elect: America Serves "When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood -- you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That's ...
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(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America) History was made tonight as the United States elected the first black president by voting Barack Obama into office. Television networks began calling the election for Obama at approximately 11 p.m. ET (8 p.m. PT). A large throng of supporters celebrated the Obama victory in Chicago and around the country as it became increasingly obvious that John McCain had no path to victory. Barack Obama will take over the office of president Jan. 20, 2009.
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