Electicker Picks

Barack Obama: Election Night 11-04-08 (Flickr) -- ESSENTIAL

2008-11-07T00:07:52.875-05:00

Incredible Flickr photoset of the Obamas, the Bidens, Plouffe, Axelrod and others watching the election returns in Chicago.

HuffPo: The New Organizers, Part 1: What's really behind Obama's ground game

2008-11-06T21:27:16.256-05:00

Zack Exley: "nside the Obama campaign, almost without anyone noticing, an insurgent generation of organizers has built the Progressive movement a brand new and potentially durable people's organization, in a dozen states, rooted at the neighborhood level."

CQ Politics: Theme Set for Obama's 2009 Inauguration

2008-11-06T00:09:12.832-05:00

"'A New Birth of Freedom,' commemorating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, will be woven throughout the inaugural ceremonies."

Guardian (UK): The first election the internet won

2008-11-06T00:06:28.059-05:00

Barack Obama built on Howard Dean's pioneering use of the internet and also on Dean's 50-state strategy to remake the electoral map.

Red State: Obama Administration Survival Guide

2008-11-05T23:10:00.885-05:00

"Here's 12 ways I recommend that conservatives and Republicans prepare to face the next four years under President Obama (yeah, get used to that one):"

CNN: The Campaign That Was (video) -- ESSENTIAL

2008-11-05T22:13:09.509-05:00

Excellent video montage of what led us to the end of this long, long campaign.

Newsweek: How He Did It

2008-11-05T22:12:47.844-05:00

Part one of the publication's in-depth chronicle of Obama's rise.

NYT: The Next President -- ESSENTIAL

2008-11-05T22:12:18.081-05:00

"This is one of those moments in history when it is worth pausing to reflect on the basic facts: An American with the name Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a white woman and a black man he barely knew, raised by his grandparents far outside the stream of American power and wealth, has been elected the 44th president of the United States."

Power Line: Ten theses on President-elect Obama

2008-11-05T22:11:51.489-05:00

Ten reflections on the next President.

Politico: Why Obama won

2008-11-05T22:11:07.297-05:00

"Obama won on his own terms, strategically and symbolically. He rolled up a series of contested states, from Colorado to Virginia, long out of Democratic reach. And his victory reflected the accuracy of his vision of a reshaped country. Racism, much discussed, turned out to be a footnote, and African-American turnout was not unusually high. Instead, Obama drew his strength from an array of racially mixed, growing areas around cities such as Orlando, Fla., Washington, Indianapolis and Columbus, Ohio, on his way to at least 334 electoral votes."

Politico: The Obama Revolution

2008-11-05T22:10:54.175-05:00

"The Democrats’ moment with Obama, as a brilliant campaigner confronts the challenges of governance, could also prove fleeting. For now, the results -- in their breadth across a continent -- suggest seismic change that goes far beyond Obama's 4 percent margin in the popular vote. "

Politico: Election Night -- Viewer's Guide (4)

2008-11-04T12:44:08.142-05:00

Excellent hourly spreads (PDF) of what to watch for with every wave.

TIme: All That's Left is to Vote, Even for Obama

2008-11-04T07:35:32.770-05:00

"'Sometimes, even early on, I thought about governing and the challenges that await the next president,' he said. 'And that's usually what keeps me up at night -- not the prospect of losing.'"

The Caucus: Endgame: Nov. 3

2008-11-04T00:43:21.612-05:00

Senator Barack Obama’s sweeping exploration of race in America ['A More Perfect Union'], delivered in March, in the midst of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. controversy. More than 5.1 million views, despite its length -- 37 minutes, 39 seconds -- marking YouTube's emergence as a vehicle for substantive discourse, not just silly clips.

NYT: Networks May Call Race Before Voting Is Complete

2008-11-04T00:41:21.231-05:00

"In something of a compromise, CNN said it might tell its viewers that another news organization had called a particular state, but that it was holding off, and for what reason."

Newsweek/Nate Silver: Election Night -- Viewer's Guide (3)

2008-11-03T23:33:00.675-05:00

X Curmudgeon: Early voting "exit polls"

2008-11-03T22:55:37.036-05:00

Not exit polls per se, of course, but the "have already voted" component of various recent opinion polls.

HuffPo: Election Night -- Viewer's Guide (2)

2008-11-03T22:33:01.045-05:00

NYT: The Year of Living on the Edge of Our Seats

2008-11-03T21:32:01.872-05:00

And honestly, what an exhilarating ride it's been.

Time: A Long Campaign, And a Changed Barack Obama

2008-11-03T20:32:00.962-05:00

"Of course, the Obama campaign will be remembered for spectacles like Obama's stadium speech at the Democratic convention and his equally massive appearance in Berlin. But in fact, his campaign just as often deliberately chose not to maximize Obama's crowd appeal. During the primaries, where retail politics was premium, they focused on house parties and ice cream socials, concerned that Obama's celebrity status might put off the famously demanding Iowa and New Hampshire voters."

Funny: This F#$@king Election

2008-11-03T20:30:16.604-05:00

Pardon its French, but this site is an amusing rundown of this election's buzzwords.

WaPo: Our Polls Are on the Mark. I Think.

2008-11-03T19:31:00.457-05:00

Unlikely voters, cellphone undersampling, a Bradley or bandwagon effect... what could possibly go wrong?

MSNBC: Election Night -- Viewer's Guide (1)

2008-11-03T18:31:06.968-05:00

The Verifier: Voting method/equipment by state

2008-11-02T21:26:17.734-05:00

So who votes how, now?

Observer (UK): Barack Obama's impressive road to the White House

2008-11-02T19:37:15.806-05:00

"People do lie to pollsters. Pollsters can screw up their measures of voting intention. Voting intentions can change in the frenetic last furlong before election day. The man himself constantly cautions the crowds at his final rallies to take nothing for granted. But the world now expects that the world will get what it wants: President Barack Obama."