Ten years ago today
November 4, 2018 4:29 AM Subscribe
"Hello Chicago" After his 2004 convention speech and a long campaign which included the financial crisis and the death of Madelyn Dunham, his grandmother, just before election day, on November the 4th 2008 Barack Hussein Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, on a ticket with Joe Biden, beating John McCain and Sarah Palin. Katie Couric announces. Acceptance speech and MetaFilter before and after. Barack won both the electoral (365-173) and raw count (52.9%-45.7%) votes. His re-election against Mitt Romney would lead to a record-breaking thread. Ten years later, Obama is encouraging people to vote.
This post was deleted for the following reason: ultimately, this is an "Obama says vote" post, which, yes, good advice, but better for the ongoing politics thread rather than have an Obama was Great/Terrible fight here, or a general depression-angst-anger-fear thread -- taz
From the time he first started being mentioned as a candidate, I kept thinking someone was going to try to kill him. It was always in the back of my mind.
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:56 AM on November 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
posted by The Underpants Monster at 4:56 AM on November 4, 2018 [3 favorites]
We had so much hope then. I was in DC with a friend the day before the first inauguration, and despite the huge crowds of every kind of people, there was just peace, joy and friendship. Not a hint of violence or hate. Now the US has slid into madness, hate and Fascism. I am voting of course, but also very afraid.
posted by mermayd at 5:08 AM on November 4, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by mermayd at 5:08 AM on November 4, 2018 [1 favorite]
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How much we’ve lost
posted by growabrain at 4:49 AM on November 4, 2018 [2 favorites]