Barack Obama - the 44th President of the United States of America

November 4^th of 2008 a president election to be forever remembered and one that will make several different history books was concluded with Barack Obama becoming the 44^th President of the United States of America. America is due for a change and the America people voted for a change. Now time will tell how much of a change President Obama will make.

Many people that I talk to had given up the idea of voting. They felt their voice did not matter so why bother. This election was the turning point in that thinking as voter turnout proved. More Americans voted last night than in almost a century.

People from all ages, economic backgrounds, religions and races showed to put their vote in for their choice of president. Crowds were gathered all over from students celebrating outside the White House, crowds gathered in Times Square and Chicago. People watched from crowds in bars and their homes just to see who would become the president elect. To become president a candidate must receive 270 electoral votes. Barack Obama received 349. I think that shows how many Americans are indeed ready for a change and feel Obama is the man to bring America out of the turmoil we have been in the past few years.

Obama won California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.

Barack Obama is not only the 44^th President of the United States of America he is the first black American to be president in the USA. I was not to confident America was ready to choose a black American for president. I am very proud that I was wrong. We are all Americans and the vote to choose Barack Obama as our president proves that America is realizing color does not decide who can do a job.

The Associated Press reported that in terms of voter turnout, America voted in record numbers. Approximately 136.6 million Americans will have voted for president this election, based on 88 percent of the country's precincts tallied and the projections for absentee ballots, said Michael McDonald of George Mason University. Using his methods, that would give 2008 a 64.1 percent turnout rate. That would be the highest turnout rate since 1908, which was 65.7 percent. Voter turnout is also one for the history books. History was made last night and I am confident Barack Obama will do the job to the best of his abilities. He has a lot to clean up from the previous president and many ties to rebuild. It will take time to make the change America needs but I am sure Barack Obama is up for the challenge. He will continue to make history in a positive way.

The best way to end this article and sum up what last meant is by referring to some of Obama's acceptance speech. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things is possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is still alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It has been a long time coming but tonight, because of what we did on this day, in this election, at this defining moment, change as come to America."