The United States Presidential election for 2008, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov 4 2008. It will be the US's 56th quadrennial election (election held every 4 years).
The results of this election's outcome will determine the new President and Vice President of the United States.
The 2008 Election will be a historical one as this is the first time in U.S. history 2 sitting senators will compete against each other for president.
Above: Barack Obama, Democratic Party Nominee (Junior US Senator from Illinois)
Above: John McCain, Rupublican Party Nominee (Senior Senator from Arizona)
This is the first time an African American is a presidential nominee for a major party (Democratic Party). Also, both the candidates are born outside the continental United States - Hawaii for Obama and the Panama Canal Zone for McCain.
The president-elect and vice president-elect are scheduled to be inaugurated on 20th January 2009.
*Extracted and rephrased from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Presidential_Election
It seems that the people of the United States are excitedly ready to witness and welcome a change. Are we just as ever ready to explore our boundaries? Or should we just submit to the constraints of our comfort zone?
I wonder......
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