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==Election==

==Election==

Senator Obama won the 2008 Presidential election, with over 52% of the popular vote.  He carried every state that [[John Kerry]] won in 2004, in addition to Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Florida, and Indiana. He beat John McCain by nearly 200 electoral votes.<ref>[www.cnn.com/election]</ref>

Senator Obama won the 2008 Presidential election, with over 52% of the popular vote.  He carried every state that [[John Kerry]] won in 2004, in addition to Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Florida, and Indiana. Of the 123 million votes cast, Obama beat John McCain by 9 million total votes. [http://images.newsmax.com/misc/2008_Election_Map.jpg See county breakdown map] <ref>[www.cnn.com/election]</ref>

== Positions and Qualifications ==

== Positions and Qualifications ==