2008 Presidential Election

With yesterday's inauguration, the new presidency begins, and the 2008 Presidential Election is now REALLY a thing of the past. Its now time to archive this blog, and get ready for the next election. See you then, and thanks for all your interest and contributions!

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This change will reduce the load on our web servers, and improve the performance of the website. We hope that you have enjoyed this website, and that it will serve as a valuable reference in the future.

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Congratulations to the Obama - Biden campaign on winning the 2008 Presidential Election!!!

We're all eager to see the voting results, especially those in the battleground states, like Virginia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and a few others. This should be a very interesting day!

Its fun to see that retailers are picking up on the opportunity to make a marketing statement today - I've heard about a bunch of them like Ben and Jerries, but I experienced myself that Starbucks was giving away free tall coffees to those with voting stickers.

Without further ado...

In-Progress Voting Results

State	Candidate	Votes
Vermont	Obama	3
Kentucky	McCain	8
Oklahoma	McCain	7
Illinois	Obama	21
Connecticut	Obama	7
Massachusetts	Obama	12
Maine	Obama	4
New Hampshire	Obama	4
South Carolina	McCain	8
Tennessee	McCain	11
Maryland	Obama	10
New Jersey	Obama	15
Delaware	Obama	3
Pennsylvania	Obama	21
Alabama	McCain	9
Georgia	McCain	15
New York	Obama	31
Michigan	Obama	17
Minnesota	Obama	10
Kansas	McCain	6
Rhode Island	Obama	4
District of Columbia	Obama	3
Wisconsin	Obama	10
Wyoming	McCain	3
North Dakota	McCain	3
Arkansas	McCain	6
Ohio	Obama	20
West Virginia	McCain	5
Lousiana	McCain	9
New Mexico	Obama	5
Mississippi	McCain	6
Texas	McCain	34
Utah	McCain	5
Iowa	Obama	7
South Dakota	McCain	3
Nebraska	McCain	5
Virginia	Very close!
North Carolina	Very close!
Florida	Very close!
Indiana	Very close!

Candidate Totals

Candidate	Votes
Obama	207
McCain	141

Barack Obama Elected

The most recent results have catapulted Barack Obama into the winner's circle - Barack Obama is the next United States President! Congratulations!

Here's a great wiki where you can look up what measures your individual states will be voting on November 4. It's good to go into the voting booth prepared with what you're going to be presented with. The language on the ballots can be very confusing, and when push comes to shove if you don't understand the wording you may end up voting for something you don't believe in.

Ballatopia - Find out what your state is voting on.

This is news! According to the Washington Post and ABC's "Meet the Press" - Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama!

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/10/19/colin_powell_endorses_obama.html

Why is this a big deal? Powell is a celebrated GOP member as well as an accomplished U.S. Army general.