Election 2008

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 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.

by Jessica Reeder Are you a writer, passionate about this or any other topic? Join Blogcritics!

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Election 2008”

• It’s Official: 52% of Republicans Are Unbelievable Morons

  
  The Blog from Another Dimension — Authority: 131
  Why? Because 52%, according to a recent poll , think that ACORN stole the election for Obama. ACORN, of course, is the right wing’s favorite new smear target. The thing is, even if you do believe that ACORN is so corrupt that its goal is to steal elections, and so effective that it is successful at it, believing ...
  2 hours ago

• The Day I Met Sarah Palin…and the Liberal Media

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Where on earth do I begin? This all started as me, a young 17 year old American going to see a woman I admire and turned into this crazy event hah I’ll start at the very beginning.
  4 hours ago

• Obama dun stol da elektiun!

  
  nixon the hand — Authority: 130
  According to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, 52% of republicans believe that Barack Obama stole the election of 2008 with the help of ACORN to you I have to say:
  7 hours ago

• How to tell if Barack Obama is lying

  
  Rene's Apple — Authority: 430
  His lips are moving.
  8 hours ago

• Rudy Giuliani to run for U.S. Senate; If elected may aim for White House in 2012: source

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.
  10 hours ago

• ACORN Madness

  
  The Seventh Sense — Authority: 479
  Everyone is talking about this Public Policy Polling survey , and in particular, one particular chunk of data. 1,065 registered voters were asked: Now... think about this.  One in four registered voters think that ACORN stole the 2008 election for Obama .  What accounts for this oddly high number? ...
  12 hours ago

• Rudy Giuliani to run for U.S. Senate; If elected may aim for White House in 2012: source

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.
  16 hours ago

• Rudy Giuliani to run for U.S. Senate; If elected may aim for White House in 2012: source

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.
  22 hours ago

• Rudy Giuliani to run for U.S. Senate; If elected may aim for White House in 2012: source

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next - but will run for U.S. Senate instead, sources told the Daily News.
  1 day ago

• Warlord Obama–”Walking the Plank to a Dhimmi Nation–Chapter 9

  
  Mary Christina Love — Authority: 409
  9 Warlord Obama Regardless of what Obama thinks or says, Muslims consider him a Muslim. In the Muslim world, one is automatically a Muslim if the father is a Muslim, and Obama’s birth father was descended from people who adopted Islam from Arab invaders in Africa. No matter what religion Obama claims publicly, ...
  1 day ago

• Signs Of Things To Come (Revised)*

  
  Stop The Spirit of Zossen 2.0 — Authority: 411
  T he U.S. Army doesn’t believe it can rely on its troops to maintain good order and discipline with Sarah Palin around . Or her ability to modulate herself. So why have her on base at all? Just another small but notable development given the rapid growth of seditious ‘oath keepers’ and other anti-liberal ...
  1 day ago

• Hoffman: ACORN Stole NY-23; GOP Majority ACORN Stole the 2008 Presidential Election!

  
  The BRAD BLOG — Authority: 134
  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 ...
  1 day ago

• Conspiracy Theories Abound in the Modern GOP

  
  The Debate Link — Authority: 425
  A new PPP poll asked voters whether they believed Barack Obama actually won the 2008 presidential election, or whether "ACORN stole it for him." 62% of voters think Obama legitimately won, versus 26% for the ACORN conspiracy theory. Among Republicans, however, only 27% say Obama actually won the race, with 52% -- ...
  1 day ago

• Sarah Palin Doesn Even Make Sense By Creationist Standards

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 535
  Last year, we discovered that Sarah Palin had an inability to understand basic scientific concepts , and that she came from a kooky religious tradition that denied scientific concepts like biological evolution, while asserting medieval beliefs in the literal reality of monsters such as demons. We also discovered ...
  1 day ago

• GOP Fearmongering Succeeds in Casting Doubt on Legitimacy of the Electoral Process

  
  Firedoglake — Authority: 764
  (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 ...
  1 day ago

• Reid Outlines Bill For Caucus, Warns Conservative Dems That Reconciliation Is Still An Option

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  At a special evening meeting of the Democratic caucus tonight, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid outlined, in broad strokes, the details of his health care bill, which the CBO has found, in a ...
  1 day ago

• My Notes from David Plouffes Book - The Audacity to Win Part 1

  
  PardonMyFrench — Authority: 126
  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 ...
  1 day ago

• Quinnipiac poll: Obama now under 50% approval; Update: Q-poll data added

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  Trends.
  1 day ago

• Turning Texas blue the hard way

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 149
  Obama campaign guru David Plouffe comes for a visit and gives his hope-y vision for Texas as a swing state . [Plouffe] says Texas could soon become a swing state and drastically alter the landscape of state and national politics. To that end, Plouffe is urging candidates to use the Obama model for winning ...
  1 day ago

• Obama admits Guantanamo won’t close by Jan. deadline

  
  Presidential Race 2008 - Election 2008 - President 2008 Blog — Authority: 144
  BEIJING -- President Obama directly acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay will not close by the January deadline he set, but he said he hoped to still ...
  1 day ago

Comments about Election 2008