Archive - November 4, 2008 - The Page by Mark Halperin

-- Hillary Clinton: "This was a long and hard fought campaign but the result was well worth the wait." Read statement here. -- Howard Dean: "Tonight, our country chose hope over fear, the future over the past, unity over division." Read statement here. Permalink

OTHER KEY RESULTS

--The Democrats pick up the governor's seat being vacated by retiring one-term Republican Gov. Matt Blunt. Permalink

Malik Obama: Tuesday “Means a New Era”

Speaking in Kenya, Obama’s half-brother— and best man at his wedding-- tells TIME that the U.S. election heralds “a new era of thinking about the direction of the world.” Read his full comments here. Permalink

TASTE OF THE EXIT POLLS

Preliminary exit poll results: FOX: 51% say the government should do more to solve problems. WATCH VIDEO ABOVE and read more here. CNN: The top issues: economy 62%, Iraq 10%, terrorism 9%, health care 9%. Watch video here, and read more here. MSNBC: 71% of voters are worried about a terror attack -- the same stat as in 2004. Read more here. AP: One in seven voters are under 30; one in seven are over 65. Read more here. CBS: Three in four say the U.S. is on the wrong track. Read more here. Matt Drudge: "EXIT POLLS SHOW OBAMA BIG" Permalink

Portman Works the Phones

Actress Natalie Portman works the phones calling voters for Barack Obama in his New York City headquarters Tuesday night. See another picture of Portman making her pitch here. Permalink

Ayers Opens Up

The former extremist leader downplays his ties to Obama in a long talk with the New Yorker. “Like millions and millions of others, I wished I knew him better.” "It's all guilt by association.” Permalink

McCain, Schmidt Sum It Up

The candidate and a top aide talk to reporters aboard the final flight of Straight Talk Air: McCain tells reporters: "We’ve had a great time, I wish you all every success and look forward to being with you in the future." Schmidt tells reporters: "We did our absolute best in this campaign in really difficult circumstances. We had some tough cards to play all the way through, and we hung in there all the way." Read more from his remarks here. Permalink

Desperate for Turnout Information

Want to know how historically big the number of voters who vote will be Tuesday? Click here (and calm down). Permalink

Obama Doesn't Expect Huge Crowd If He Loses

The Land of Lincolner tells CBS' Vegas affiliate he's not getting too hyped about his gigantic Election Night party in Chicago just yet: "If we don't win, I'm not sure a million are going to show up to help me drown in my sorrow." Watch video above. In separate interview, Obama concedes "screwing up once in a while" and says he wishes both campaigns had avoided "the soundbite culture." Also reveals what's at the top of his to-do list for Wednesday-- click here to find out. He also speaks to Tampa radio station. Plus: McCain tells Philly TV station "it's hard to predict what the overall result is going to be." Permalink

Drama On Board McCain Flight

On final descent into Albuquerque, the Arizonan's plane pulls up abruptly and goes around for a second landing, as it "teetered back and forth uncomfortably." A flight attendant says there was other traffic on the runway. The plane landed safely. TIME's Michael Scherer: "The press cheered and sang 'Highway to the Danger Zone,' a regular campaign rally favorite." Permalink

Irregular

McCain team circulates a list of supposed voting “irregularities” in battleground states. Memo includes reports of Black Panthers outside a Philadelphia polling station, voters having trouble finding the McCain-Palin ballot option in Florida, and more. Read the full list here. Permalink

The Roundball Traditional Continues

The Democrat and a group of friends arrive at a gym on Chicago's West Side around 3:45 pm ET to participate in Obama's Election Day b-ball game ritual. Read pool report here. Permalink

McCain Does One Final Rally in Colorado

The Arizonan urges supporters to get-out-the-vote in Grand Junction, suggests he'll win the state when the polls close this evening. Tells attendees to make sure their friends get to the polls: "Drag 'em there if you need to!" He's joined on stage by Sens. Lindsey Graham, Joe Lieberman and his mother and wife. Permalink

Tuesday With Axe

On MSNBC's "It's Andrea!," top Obama strategist David Axelrod reflects on the race with super-interviewer Andrea Mitchell. Axelrod talks about his pride in their campaign, the country's need to get beyond the "red state/blue state paradigm," and talks about the challenges either candidate faces if elected. Click above to watch a portion. Permalink