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.

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• Hillary Clinton Was On Twitter In 2008

  
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  Remember the other day when I, along with the rest of the Twitter world, applauded former Secretary of State/FLOTUS/Senator Hillary Clinton ’s entry to the Twitterverse? Well, everyone kind of missed one little point, as did I. In addition to her MySpace, Facebook and YouTube channels, Hillary was on Twitter in ...
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• Redistricting deal in the works?

  
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  Color me skeptical of this . Original interim State House map The contours of an agreement might have emerged Monday as a special committee of the Texas House debated maps of congressional and legislative districts. A Republican lawmaker and an attorney for the Mexican American Legislative Caucus said there ...
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• Obama (2007) v. Obama (2013): Debating the Surveillance State [VIDEO]

  
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  Huh... [ Hat-tip Lee Camp on the Twitters ]
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• Green Shadow Cabinet Blasts Obama For Secret Courts

  
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  Did you vote for Obama? If so, you voted for the monstrous military spying network that has been targeted against America’s civilian population. Let’s be honest about this: Since 2008, it’s been quite clear, to those who cared enough to pay attention, that Barack Obama never had any intention of dismantling ...
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• Taking back the Texas Senate

  
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  Colin Strother says the Democrats should not overlook opportunities to make gains in the upper chamber of the Legislature. The conventional wisdom is that Democrats need a miracle to pick up any single seat, much less turn the chamber Blue. The numbers show this reaction is based more on assumptions rather than ...
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• Flashback Of The Day

  
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  Senator Barack Obama, August 1, 2007, on the Bush Administration and “warrantless wiretapds”….
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• Flashback Of The Day

  
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  So, lesbian activist Ellen Sturtz heckles Michelle Obama at a fundraiser and is now ticked off. “She came right down in my face. I was taken aback.” Hmm… getting in someone’s face isn’t the nicest thing to do, is it? I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want ...
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• Is Obama waging psychological warfare on Americans?… ” ourAmerica (Photo credit: GunnyG1345) c This confession planted in the American mind the notion that our values and beliefs might not be in line with freedom and truth. The president, with the h

  
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• There Is Not And Never Will Be A ‘Centrist Party’

  
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  Remember “Americans Elect”, that centrist, hedge fund billionaire-backed group that was going to ride a tsunami of centrist sentiment in 2012, compete in all 50 states and smash the two party duopoly? Well, maybe you don’t because the effort collapsed , despite spending tens of millions of hard-earned hedge ...
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• Another petition filed against Lehmberg

  
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  The filer is a former colleague as well as a former opponent of Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg. Rosemary Lehmberg Rick Reed, who ran against Lehmberg in 2008 and is now a defense attorney in Austin, filed the petition with the district clerk’s office Wednesday. In all, it claims 16 counts of official ...
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• If You Voted For Obama

  
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• Obama fraud shocks law men at Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Convention, Mike Zullo presentations June 1, 2013, Biggest fraud in US history, Moving to congressional investigation

  
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  Obama fraud shocks law men at Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Convention, Mike Zullo presentations June 1, 2013, Biggest fraud in US history, Moving to congressional investigation “Why has Obama, since taking the White House, used Justice Department Attorneys, at taxpayer expense,  to avoid presenting a ...
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• Sorry — accusing the President of United States of America of being high on cocaine is just WRONG!

  
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  First of all, before I get into this little story, let me remind everyone; for the purpose of informing the drive-by readers, that I am not an Obama supporter at all. I voted for Mitt Romney and I have repeatedly criticized this President before he was elected and after he was elected.  However, I did have him the ...
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