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| US 2008: Democrat voters react |
US 2008: Democrat voters react |
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| Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States. | Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States. |
| Here Republican and Democratic voters from across the US reflect on Obama's victory and look to the future. | Here Republican and Democratic voters from across the US reflect on Obama's victory and look to the future. |
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I'm just so proud to have participated in the election of our first African American president!Jessica Ross | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | I'm just so proud to have participated in the election of our first African American president!Jessica Ross | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Democrat |
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I voted for the Green Party candidate but I am happy that Barack Obama wonTom Taber | San Mateo, California | I voted for the Green Party candidate but I am happy that Barack Obama wonTom Taber | San Mateo, California | Democrat |
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Change will come, but it will be a lot slower than some of Obama's young supporters anticipateCatherine Smith | Decatur, Georgia | Change will come, but it will be a lot slower than some of Obama's young supporters anticipateCatherine Smith | Decatur, Georgia | Democrat |
We have found a man who can unite instead of divideSumit Galhotra | New York |
We have found a man who can unite instead of divideSumit Galhotra | New York | Democrat |
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People were honking in the streets, so many in the heart of Texas are evidently just as thrilled as the rest of usCarlos Martinez | Austin, Texas | People were honking in the streets, so many in the heart of Texas are evidently just as thrilled as the rest of usCarlos Martinez | Austin, Texas | Democrat |
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This victory has brought tears of joy to my eyes. I'm elated, ecstatic, overjoyed. I can't contain myself!Tammika Waddy | District Heights, Maryland | This victory has brought tears of joy to my eyes. I'm elated, ecstatic, overjoyed. I can't contain myself!Tammika Waddy | District Heights, Maryland | Democrat |
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We are turning a page. We are turning to an administration that promotes inclusion and respectMary O'Neil | Denver, Colorado | We are turning a page. We are turning to an administration that promotes inclusion and respectMary O'Neil | Denver, Colorado | Democrat |
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A man named Barack Hussein Obama has won the Presidency. America! What a land of opportunity!Michael Kundak-Cowall | Chelsea, Michigan | A man named Barack Hussein Obama has won the presidency. America! What a land of opportunity!Michael Kundak-Cowall | Chelsea, Michigan | Democrat |
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| MORE VOTERS PANELS | MORE VOTERS PANELS |
| On the battle for the airwaves | On the battle for the airwaves |
| Reaction to final presidential debate | Reaction to final presidential debate |
| Reaction to second presidential debate | Reaction to second presidential debate |
| Reaction to vice presidential debate | Reaction to vice presidential debate |
| Reaction to first debate | Reaction to first debate |
| Video reaction to the final debate | Video reaction to the final debate |
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| The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider US public opinion. | The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider US public opinion. |
