Election USA

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  • Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a rally at the Richmond Coliseum in Virginia, a key election battleground state that is historically carried by the Republican Party, United States, Oct. 22, 2008.
  • Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain gather to rally with vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Barack Obama cheer on Michigan Avenue on Election Day in Chicago, United States, Nov. 4, 2008.
  • Supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain gather to rally with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in Midlothian, Virginia, a key election battleground state that is historically carried by the Republican Party, United States, Oct. 25, 2008. The rally highlighted McCain's "Joe the Plumber" attacks on Barack Obama's tax policies.
  • Supporters of Democrat Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama wear Obama t-shirts in a West Philadelphia neighborhood in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, United States, Oct. 11, 2008.
  • Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a rally at the Richmond Coliseum in Virginia, a key election battleground state that is historically carried by the Republican Party, United States, Oct. 22, 2008.
  • Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain gather to rally with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani in Midlothian, Virginia, a key election battleground state that is historically carried by the Republican Party, United States, Oct. 25, 2008. The rally highlighted McCain's "Joe the Plumber" attacks on Barack Obama's tax policies.
  • Supporters of Barack Obama and their life-sized Obama cutout on Election Day in Chicago, United States, Nov. 4, 2008.
  • Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama gather to watch Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds perform a pro-Obama concert at the Stuart C. Siegel Center of Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, Oct. 26, 2008.
  • Protesters confront supporters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain who are gathering for a rally with vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain gather to rally with vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Volunteers give away t-shirts to supporters of Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain at a rally with vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Sen. Barack Obama wins the presidential election and speaks to a crowd of hundreds of thousands in Grant Park, Chicago, IL, Nov. 4, 2008.
  • Antiwar protesters make rounds outside the Waldorf Astoria as presidential candidates Sen. Barack Obama and John McCain speak at a charity dinner, New York City, United States, Oct. 16, 2008.
  • Republican vice-presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin campaigns in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2008.
  • Supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain sign up for canvassing in Midlothian, Virginia, a key election battleground state that is historically carried by the Republican Party, United States, Oct. 25, 2008. The rally highlighted McCain's "Joe the Plumber" attacks on Barack Obama's tax policies.
  • Sen. Barack Obama wins the presidential election and speaks to a crowd of hundreds of thousands in Grant Park, Chicago, IL, Nov. 4, 2008.

The 56th quadrennial United States presidential election in 2008; a rough story arc in imagery.


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