2008 election

2008 saw elections around the world and throughout the year, from Georgia (January 1st) to Bangladesh (December 29th). Many of these elections marked crucial turning points for their constituencies, including a historic election in Nepal which abolished a 239-year-old royal dynasty.

But in the blogosphere, the 2008 election almost exclusively refers to the United States' presidential contest in which the Democratic candidate Barack Obama was the victor.

A historic election on several counts, this event saw the highest voter turnout (approximately 63%) in over 40 years. It was the first time that a woman (Hillary Clinton) and a black man were in direct competition for a major party nomination, and the first time in 56 years that neither a sitting President nor Vice-President entered the race. But the most significant factor for many Americans was that Obama became the first black man ever elected as President of the United States, beating out Republican war hero John McCain after a long and often heated campaign.

The Internet is widely acknowledged to have played a larger part in this contest than in any previously. Obama, along with other candidates, maintained a Twitter account and a Facebook page, using online connectivity to reach out to younger voters. The online community responded effusively, making the 2008 election easily the most-discussed topic of the year.

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• Thanksgiving tradition – precedented and “un”

  
  Donklephant — Authority: 558
  The administration that initiated so much that is unprecedented in American politics, introduced an unprecedented new Thanksgiving tradition – carving up our currency for the holidays. Before considering this new tradition, let us not forget the greatest tradition of this holiday, taking time to count our ...
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• “Changed” from June 23, 2008 by Kevin Dayhoff

  
  New Bedford Herald by Kevin Dayhoff — Authority: 141
  I was just reminded of this in a FB conversation with Elizabeth Foster Cambass. Turns out that it was relatively prescient, n’est pas? November 25, 2009 20080623 Obama for change http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2008/06/20080623-obama-for-change.html Barack Obama for change Because that is all you will ...
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• “Changed” from June 23, 2008 by Kevin Dayhoff

  
  Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack — Authority: 508
  I was just reminded of this in a FB conversation with Elizabeth Foster Cambass. Turns out that it was relatively prescient, n’est pas? November 25, 2009 Obama “Changed” from June 23, 2008 by Kevin Dayhoff http://tinyurl.com/ydro2yo Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/qyazy ...
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• AP Calls Obama Out On ‘Core Strengths’ Statement

  
  Boom2Bust.com — Authority: 574
  Today I came across an Associated Press piece that called President Obama out for something he said about the U.S. economy earlier in the week, yet mocked an opponent for saying in the 2008 presidential election. Funny stuff. From the AP last night: President Barack Obama said Monday the nation’s economy is in ...
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• Is Washington Completely Out Of Touch With Main Street?

  
  Boom2Bust.com — Authority: 574
  I’ve got an idea the following Huffington Post piece might very well describe how a number of Americans feel right now about our elected officials in Washington. From Post contributor Don McNay last night: Can you hear me calling you? -Mike and The Mechanics Mark Twain said that when he died he wanted to be ...
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• NH AG won’t touch that hotpotato

  
  The Betrayal — Authority: 454
  Also read Eligibility Update: FactCheck.org Doesn’t Do Forensics; NH SoS and Certificates; British Policeman on Eligibility at The Right Side of Life The Post & Emai l published REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE 2008 ELECTION FRAUD IN NEW HAMPSHIRE by John Charlton (Nov. 23, 2008) — New Hampshire Attorney ...
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• Doug Hoffman race, Sequoia voting machine, Election fraud?, NY District 23, Beta test, Pilot program, Leftists fraud, Princeton University study, Voting machine fraud

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 590
  “You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.”… Abraham Lincoln   Early in the 2008 election cycle there was widespread concern about voter fraud and intimidation. It is believed by many, including ...
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• Reagan Never Went Rogue

  
  New Majority — Authority: 589
  As Sarah Palin embarks on a publicity tour for her book, conservative commentators have again taken to likening the former Alaska governor to the GOP’s revered conservative icon Ronald Reagan.  Palin, like Reagan, brands herself as an articulate conservative. Both Palin and Reagan were governors from Western ...
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• Oh, and avoid Blakemore, too

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 149
  We already know why you should stay away from Steven Hotze . But Allen Blakemore is the Horace and Jasper to Hotze’s Cruella de Vil , and the same warning applies to him as well. But don’t take my word for it, listen to a dissatisfied customer of Blakemore’s. In 2005 Hotze endorsed George Hittner in a ...
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• Right-Wing Insanity

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 433
  This is just crazy:The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election — instead, ACORN stole it.[...]The poll asked this question: “Do you think that Barack Obama legitimately won ...
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• Are Republicans Really This Stupid ?

  
  jobsanger — Authority: 148
  I knew there was a segment of the Republican Party that really wasnt too bright. All you have to do is look at the teabaggers to know that. But I have to admit that Im shocked to see that the stupidity extends to more than half of the party. Public Policy Polling has revealed that in its poll 52% of GOP voters ...
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• Sarah Palin Returns to Indiana

  
  The Hoosierpundit — Authority: 480
  The cartoon might be more accurate if it showed them standing in line in the rain. From the Courier-Journal : Hundreds of people lined up Thursday at stores in Fort Wayne and Noblesville for a chance of meeting Sarah Palin. Holding her 19-month-old son Trig, Palin climbed off a bus shortly before 6 p.m. at ...
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• Hoffman: ACORN Stole NY-23; GOP Majority ACORN Stole the 2008 Presidential Election!

  
  The BRAD BLOG — Authority: 136
  NY-23s failed Conservative Party Congressional candidate, Doug Hoffman now says he was "forced to concede" (though its not clear who forced him, and the concession, as BRAD BLOG readers know, has no legal standing in any case, and, as we noted last week, neither do the voters of New York for the most part, at this ...
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• GOP Fearmongering Succeeds in Casting Doubt on Legitimacy of the Electoral Process

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 765
  (photo by votefx) The Republican Party has engaged in a decades-long project to portray any Democratic electoral gains as fraudulent, chipping away at the legitimacy of any Democratic politician. A new poll by a Democratic firm shows that these efforts have paid off. Public Policy Polling finds that a majority of ...
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• Poll: Majority Of Republicans Don’t Believe Obama Won 2008 Election Legitimately

  
  Below The Beltway — Authority: 679
  According to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, a majority of Republicans do not believe that President Obama won the 2008 Election legitimately: PPP’s newest national survey finds that a 52% majority of GOP voters nationally think that ACORN stole the Presidential election for Barack Obama last year, with ...
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• Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think ACORN Stole the 2008 Election

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 441
  The new national poll from Public Policy Polling (D) has an astonishing number about paranoia among the GOP base: Republicans do not think President Obama actually won the 2008 election -- instead, ACORN stole it.
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• My Notes from David Plouffes Book - The Audacity to Win Part 1

  
  PardonMyFrench — Authority: 129
  You long time readers know that as part of Connell Donatelli I had a 3rd row seat to Senator McCains Presidential run starting from online marketing his Straight Talk America PAC, through the Primaries including the summer 2007 blowup, and through the General Election.  I was lucky to be part of a small group that ...
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• McCain contra Palin

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 592
  By Michael J.W. Stickings Understandably, John McCain is pushing back against Sarah Palins vindictive criticism of the McCain team in her memoir, Going Rogue : Theres been a lot of dust flying around in the last few days and I just wanted to mention that I have the highest regard for Steve Schmidt and ...
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• 18 November 09 night quickies

  
  blueollie — Authority: 139
  Sarah Palin: A diary at Daily Kos sees her as your typical moronic wingnut sees her : Each time I read a diary or a comment that wonders out loud how someone as “stupid” as Sarah Palin could be appealing to anyone, I shake my head in disbelief. In 2004, this website was clogged up with comments and diaries ...
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