Presidential Results

The Morning After

Jan Herman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Jan Herman

It is the Journal, in a column this morning by Thomas Frank, an addition to the Journal's opinion pages to balance all the resident right-wingers, that puts Obama's victory in proper perspective.

The Most Moving Moment Came from John McCain

Alec Baldwin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Entertainment


Alec Baldwin

McCain had to do the hard thing -- to not only accept loss and graciously congratulate the winner, but to encourage the rest of the country to offer their blessings to the new President-elect and his family.

Pro-Choice Victories in the 2008 Election

Nancy Keenan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Nancy Keenan

Last night, while standing just a few feet from the podium from which our next pro-choice president spoke, I was overcome with pride and emotion.

Obama Win Helps Tech, Could Hurt Hollywood

Art Brodsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Media


Art Brodsky

From top to bottom, the Obama/Biden plan has just about everything the tech/Internet industry could ask for. But Hollywood is at a crossroads as it decides how to leverage its usual influence within a Democratic administration.

A Plea to President-elect Obama: Adoption is the Option

Richard C. Thompson | Posted 12.06.2008 | Living


Richard C. Thompson

During your acceptance speech last night, which was a great and compassionate one, you told your daughters that you are getting them a puppy for the White House. Adoption is the option.

A Night When The People Holding Open the Doors Were Happier Than The Ones Walking Through Them

Naomi Klein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Naomi Klein

I was in D.C. last night -- at 10:30 pm I happened to walk past a very stuffy private club, one that as far as I can tell, is populated exclusively by hardcore Republican men in their later years.

Paris Notebook: Slumber Party for Obama

Elizabeth Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Elizabeth Bard

I did not fully understand the power of our inspired cliche; until I moved to a place - even one as civilized as France - where they are not born with it .

Defying Gravity

Jon Klane | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Jon Klane

I'm experiencing something unbelievable, transformational, surreal. It occurs to me that the last time I had this feeling was on the morning of 9/11. Only this time, the towers are going back up.

Voting Day in Philly: Historic and Proud

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 12.06.2008 | Home


SaraKay Smullens

Without exception the people we took to the polls carried the elegance of the history they knew they were making.

Yes We Did! But There Is a Lot More to Do

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Obama has not hit a home run; he has merely earned the right to step into the batter's box.

Joy, Cautious Optimism Permeate Arab Media

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Magda Abu-Fadil

"Americans Chose Change" was the striking blue headline in Wednesday's An-Nahar daily of Lebanon.

The Tech Presidency: What Obama's Victory Means for Our Wired Future

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

In today's very special "The Day After Yesterday" edition of Wilshire & Washington, Zach Tumin of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government joins our hosts to talk technology in the new administration.

Election Shows States Moving Forward with Progressive Agenda

Joel Barkin | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Joel Barkin

The table is set to wipe away the legacy of decades of failed conservative ideology, but what becomes of that opportunity is up to us.

One Giant Step

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Raymond Leon Roker

We fought. We hoped. We worked. We cried. We panicked. We debated. We held our breath. It's not hyperbolic to say that we helped shift the course of the world.

France Celebrates Obama's Big Win

Jessica Roy | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Jessica Roy

Last night, American expatriates and our interested French brethren gathered to celebrate, drink champagne and dance with their necks craned painfully so as to have an eye constantly on CNN.

Making it Work

Jake Goldman | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Jake Goldman

A man plastered in Cynthia McKinney stickers poked me right on the Obama button fixed to my coat. "Hold him accountable. Stop the war," he said and dashed out of the car and up the stairs.

Wide Awake in America

Chez Pazienza | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Chez Pazienza

What we witnessed last night and what we're still feeling the aftershocks of this morning is, in a word, history.

Let Bygones (Not) Be Bygones

Marty Kaplan | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Marty Kaplan

What an insult it is to the idea of accountability -- this notion that responsibility for the ugly emotions unleashed by demagoguery this campaign season is wiped away by a concession speech.

The End of the Ignorance

Ian Gurvitz | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Ian Gurvitz

It took generations for the old guard to die out and for the U.S. to start growing better people. And now they've finally come of age to vote. We can begin to wave farewell to our ignorant past.

A Winning Night for Women

Cecile Richards | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Cecile Richards

It is hard to overstate the landslide victory for women last night. For too long, our health and rights have been used as a political battering ram.

Obama: From "Shouldn't" to "Did"

Rupert Russell | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Rupert Russell

It is time to throw out the old playbook for one simple reason. It was wrong. Obama wasn't your average Democratic candidate, but then again, America isn't your average country, either.

Celebrating Obama's Victory in Kabul

Asma Nemati | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Asma Nemati

November 4, 2008 Today I experienced probably the most exciting event in my life; elections. Voting in a presidential election for the first time in...

Americans Embrace Pro-Education, Pro-Prevention, Pro-Choice Values in Historic Election

Scott Swenson | Posted 12.06.2008 | Living


Scott Swenson

Social conservatives have a simple choice to make. They can recognize the US as a pluralistic nation with diverse beliefs and work with people they disagree with, or marginalize themselves.

A Note of Caution

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

History will show that Palin's nomination was an abomination, an affront to reason, and an insult to the American people.

Mexicans says "Obamanos"

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics


Jeannie Ralston

"Obamanos" is a bit of political Spanglish seen on bumper stickers in states with large Hispanic populations that translates -- in essence, not literally -- to "let's go Obama."