Behind The Ballot

Barack Obama Wins Presidency

by BtB Staff
Sen. Barack Obama was elected to be the 44th President of the United States against Sen. John McCain after a very long election.
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Commentary/Opinions

Voting on Character: A Progressive's Case for McCain By Sam Levine
Why Conservatives Might Want to Lose This Election By Ben Weingarten
Good Riddance, Romney By Leonard Lewis
Obama's Small-State Caucus Strategy By Scott Weingart

Election News

CNN declared Obama to have Won Majority of Pledged delegates 5/20/2008

Despite Clinton's large Kentucky victory, the state appears to have allowed Obama to reach a majorit(more)

Clinton wins Kentucky Primary by Large Margin 5/20/2008

Hillary Clinton appears to have won the Kentucky Primary by approximately 35 percentage-point margin(more)

Clinton Up by Substantial Margin in W.V. 5/13/2008

With 61% of the vote in the West Virginia Democratic Primary, Hillary Clinton is up over Obama 65% t(more)

Clinton Projected to Win West Virginia by Big Margin 5/13/2008

Hillary Clinton appears to have won the West Virginia primary by a large margin as predicted. This (more)

McCain Talking about Global Warming 5/13/2008

As Democrats get ready to vote in West Virginia, John McCain has started talking up his plan on glob(more)

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