The Living Consequences

I posted, about forty-five minutes ago, that Barack Obama was going to win the election, based on his win in Ohio.

At that time, I saw him with 272 electoral votes in safe or called states. I now show him with 284 electoral votes, now that New Mexico and Iowa have been called:

The networks have now called Ohio for Obama.

By my count, that puts Obama at 272 electoral votes, enough to win the White House, with states that have been called or are safely Obama’s.

The first meaningful result of the evening is in.

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This post reviews what to watch for on election night.

Presidential election

In all likelihood, this will be a fairly short night. The eastern states where the polls close early will probably deliver the margin of victory.

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This is my final analysis of the state of the presidential election before we begin seeing returns this evening.

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In a fascinating decision, the Wall Street Journal appears to have all but endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president of the United States.

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It has now been confirmed that Senator Obama’s Aunt Zeituni is living in public housing here in Boston, and that she was ordered to leave the country four years ago.

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The Washington Post has a delightful story this morning about the reactions of older black citizens, particularly those in their 90s, to the possibility that Barack Obama may be elected president on Tuesday.

The article highlights the story of Ruth Worthy, who is 91 years old and grew up in a middle-class household in Boston. The daughter of a doctor, she was the first black to work at the post office in Boston and attended Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts.

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This post addresses the fact that the families of both Barack Obama and John McCain owned slaves. This week, I’ve encountered a number of questions about that slave-owning past and its significance today.

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Barack Obama appeared for an interview on Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show on Wednesday night, and I thought the following exchange about the Bradley effect was particularly funny.

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