MIAMI – Barack Obama has made history as the nation’s first Black president of the United States.
Obama told a victory rally of over 100,000 people in Chicago’s Grant Park, “It’s been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment, change has come to America”.
Obama won California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
Highlights from victory speech
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Obama acknowledged that repairing the economy and dealing with problems at home and overseas will not happen quickly. “We may not get there in one year or even in one term,” he said. “But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there”.
“Even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime — two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.” He spoke of parents who worry about paying their mortgages and medical bills.
“There will be setbacks and false starts,” Obama said. “There are many who won’t agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can’t solve every problem.”
Congratulations
Congratulations to Barack Obama, his family, Joe Biden, the staff of the Barack Obama campaign and the countless number of supports around the nation.
