Obama Wins Presidential Election - Member and World Reaction

by Rob Walker | November 5, 2008 at 06:35 am

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Barack Obama's presidential win is being reported by news agencies and NowPublic members alike, with congratulations all around.

Barack Obama has been likened to Martin Luther King Jr. and others many times already, NowPublic member Miz Sheria posts about her experience:

Last night as I watched President-elect Barack Obama stride onto the stage in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people, a tapestry of race and ethnicity, I felt giddy with joy and hope.

John McCain forgot important lessons from high school (possibly because it was so long ago for him), this is from NP member Leftfair:

John McCain lost the election due to mistakes that are the hallmarks of failed High School Student Council Elections.

NP'er generaldecay just wanted to thank Americans for voting for Obama:

This isn't a highlight, or even a personal essay or story. This is just a thank you to America, for yesterday, for electing Senator Barack Obama.

NP'er Pankaj Kumar is talking about how Obama's win is a management lesson for everyone:

Obama played very well the campaign mach and presented his openion on every burning issue of USA.

If you want to show your support in Canada, a store in Toronto is selling shirts and hoodies. Blue Crush is writing about it here:

If you're looking for that perfect dress to cerebrate an Obama win, Toronto's Peach Berserk has what you're looking for!

NP member Azzayindia posts about the similarities in Obama winning the US election to a political victory in Mussoorie, India:

The other striking similiarity is that both the elections were fought on the plank of change.

World Reaction

Out of Pakistan, NP member voiceforpeace says that many tribesmen in his region were celebrating, many calling it the defeat of terrorism:

The news that Democrat candidate Barack Obama has won the election has sent a wave of euphoria across the tribal areas situated on Pak-Afghan border as most of the tribesmen think that this victory is actually a crushing defeat to terrorism. Terrorism has been defeated, many people were heard as saying.

France was partying as well after the results came in, NP'er jaurez has that story:

The crowd outside grew quickly into a mob seeking to get in to the Palais Maillot where an Obama Victory Party was organised in part by the Secretary for Democrats Abroad France Christine Houben.

NP'er Sidonie Blanc has that story in french here:

Les responsables français heureux de tourner la page Bush

Kwapi V is posting about Zimbabwe, where opposition party leader Morgan Tsvangirai congratulated Obama, but couldn't help taking a swipe at Mugabe:

one particular letter from Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai stood out primarily because it took a political swipe at Robert Mugabe.

Malaysia is another country that's welcoming the election of Barack Obama as the next US president. NowPublic member Sikmading wrote about it here:

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian leaders Wednesday welcomed the election of Barack Obama as the next US President.

In Canada, Prime Minister Harper congratulated Barack Obama on his win, writes NP'er Angelica:

Well, our Prime Minister in Canada had to congratulate Barack Obama on his victory! I wonder what it really felt like to Mr. Harper?

NowPublic staffer Sanjay Jha is posting about Iran and Kenya's reactions, as well as other areas:

Iran’s relations with US during the presidency of Bush has been greatly strained over Tehran’s nuclear programme that Washington argued was a cover for the Islamic country’s plan to make nuclear bombs.

NP staffer Dave Keating wrote about European Leader's congratulating Obama:

Europe awoke to the news this morning that Barack Obama had been elected president of the United States. Reaction around the world has been positive, but the reception to the news in Europe by the public and politians alike has been particularly enthusiastic.

NowPublic intern Jeff Huang posted a solid story about world leaders responding to Obama's victor:

World Leaders have congratulated Obama with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy saying in a letter:

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Rhonda J Mangus

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at 06:37 on November 5th, 2008

Rob Walker, I like this story. It's good stuff.

angelica_77777777

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at 07:12 on November 5th, 2008

Rob Walker, I like this story. It's good stuff. What I have seen on the news and on the net since last night is such a large positive world reaction, from Kenya where Obama's father was from to European countries where Obama mania is also strong, to Canada in the big cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver! It has been overwhelming to see such a huge support base among ordinary people around the globe.

Mary Richard

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at 10:55 on November 5th, 2008

Thanks Rob, for making pertaining posts so much easier to find and access. Us newbies take a while to get the hang of it, and can't always find em, yanno. : -)

Fairbanks

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at 15:58 on November 5th, 2008

Rob Walker, Obama Win Likely to Harm S. Korea's Bid for Early Fta Approval

SEOUL, Nov 5 Asia Pulse - South Korea's push to ratify a free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States by year's end is widely expected to face further hurdles following Barack Obama's election as U.S. president.

Experts say chances for the trade bill's approval by the U.S. Congress may be even slimmer, as outgoing U.S. President George W. Bush has been unsuccessful in his efforts over the past year to convince the Democratic-controlled Congress to pass the agreement. During the course of his campaign, Obama has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the pending trade deal with Korea, citing an imbalance in auto trade between the two nations.

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