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United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 2008
Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win , or otherwise considered as a safe blue state.
United States presidential election in Michigan, 2008
Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win , or otherwise considered as a safe blue state.
United States presidential election in Nevada, 2008
On election day, Obama won the state with 55% and by a double digit margin of victory, a much better performance than polls showed, including the most accurate pollster Rasmussen Reports.
United States presidential election in Illinois, 2008
Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state Obama would win , or otherwise considered as a safe blue state.
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Bill Clinton
Many were especially critical of him following his remarks in the South Carolina primary , which Obama won .
Bill Clinton
Based on Bill's remarks, many thought that he couldn't rally Hillary supporters behind Obama after Obama won the primary .
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Rahm Emanuel
Two days after Obama 's election victory , he was announced as Barack Obama's designate for White House Chief of Staff.
Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008
On November 4, 2008, projections indicated that Obama won the election , making him the President-elect and the first African American elected President of the United States.
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Larry Sabato
In July 2008, Sabato's Crystal Ball correctly projected that Barack Obama would win the presidency in a near-landslide.
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Fifty-state strategy
Obama was ultimately able to win Virginia and Indiana, two states that had not voted Democratic since 1964, and North Carolina, last won by a Democrat in 1976.
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United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2008
Obama also won Albany County, due in large part to the presence of the University of Wyoming at Laramie and the tremendous excitement that his campaign fueled among younger voters and college students.
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Cher
After Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination , Cher supported his candidacy on radio and TV programs, including a November 3 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
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United States presidential election in Nevada, 2008
This was due almost entirely to Obama winning the state's three largest jurisdictions : Clark County, home to Las Vegas; Washoe County, which contains Reno, Nevada; and the independent city of Carson City, which combine for 88% of Nevada's total population.
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United States presidential election in Wyoming, 2008
Obama also won Albany County , due in large part to the presence of the University of Wyoming at Laramie and the tremendous excitement that his campaign fueled among younger voters and college students.
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United States presidential election in Illinois, 2008
Thus, it came as no surprise that Barack Obama , who represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate, won Illinois in 2008 over Republican John McCain in a landslide victory, clinching near 62% of the total vote.
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Butte County, California
The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964, although Bill Clinton and Barack Obama won pluralities in 1992 and 2008, respectively.
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United States presidential election in Georgia, 2008
Obama won huge victories in the two most populous counties, DeKalb County and Fulton County which contains the state capital and largest city of Atlanta, which contributed to his popular vote percentage.
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List of Tea Party protests
Newport Beach, California- Protesters against Obama 's health care plan gathered outside Rep. Campbell's office
Ezekiel J. Emanuel
However, he supports Obama 's plans for health care reform, even though they differ from his own.
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Plumber
During the 2008 US presidential election campaign, "Joe the Plumber" became a political rallying cry for John McCain after Samuel Joe Wurzelbacher, a plumber, questioned Barack Obama 's proposed tax plan .
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