It was a great victory - but not for the Left

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 22:29
US Election 2008
timesonline.co.uk
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Most historical observations about Barack Obama's victory in the US presidential election on Tuesday have focused on his race. But by many measures it would have been a singular political achievement, whatever the colour of his skin. For a start, in terms of the popular vote it was the best performance by a Democratic candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. ... It was also the highest share of the vote by a nonincumbent president or vice-president from either party since Dwight Eisenhower in 1952.

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