For more Election 2008 coverage, go to www.wsj.com/video. Residents of Arlington, Virginia came out in droves this week to cast their votes early for the presidential election. wsj’s Evan Perez talked with some of them about how they were coping with the long lines. (Oct. 30)

The Countdown!

As we all know, the moment polls closed on the west coast, it was called. Even watching the tallies roll in earlier, and knowing what was coming, nobody was quite ready for the announcement.

“I’m running for the United State Senate from Virginia because I want to be one of those leaders who call on the spirit that is common in all of us, and use it to restore our country for the benefit of our people and in the eyes of the world.”

Al Franken on allowing the recount results to stand

AMERICA HAS DONE THE WORLD PROUD!!! WE CELEBRATE OBAMA’S VICTORY AS THE PRESIDENT FOR HOPE, CHANGE AND PEACE IN AMERICA AND THE WORLD !!! Yes you can Vote for Change, Hope, Peace, and a better future! copyright: pictureparlour

Virginia was called for Obama. He’s sitting at 207 electoral votes and is about to get 80 more. CNN throws a countdown clock up for the West coast polls to close. It’s pretty much just a countdown to Obama being declared the victor. ANNNNND VICTORY! Obama is the first African American President of the United [...]

US Presidential Election Results, from George Washington’s unanimous selection in 1789 to Barack Obama’s handy victory over John mccain in 2008.

CNN,america votes( election 2008)firts results around 7:00 pm

Note: To get the full impact, pause it for a few minutes before viewing so that the video has time to load! It was November 4, 2008, and we were on a two night layover in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania in East Africa. We had just concluded our 2nd safari in two [...]