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The factors behind Barack Obama's election as President
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A truly historic election took place in the United States on November 4, 2008: for the first time in the history of the country, a - partly - Afro-American politician was elected President. All but one of the previous forty-three presidents was WASP, that is, White, Anglo-Saxon and Protestant male (John F. Kennedy was Catholic). Barack Obama's victory was almost a foregone conclusion, especially after the financial collapse in October. This year's presidential - and Congressional - elections heavily favored the Democrats and almost from the beginning of the election season, including the primary elections, majority opinion was held it is only the Democrats who can lose the election; the Republican candidate was forced to fight an uphill battle all the time. There was hardly any factor that was working for the benefit of John McCain, who - true to his character - put up a good fight and salvaged as much as could be from a losing position. However, ... |
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