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RFI's David Page and Barbara Giudice reported on the US's historic presidential election. They spoke to strategists, campaigners, experts, union leaders, community organisers and churchgoers to take the pulse of America in the days before the vote. As the results came through, we broadcast live debate in association with the Journalism Institute of New York University.
Latest update 2008-10-29 11:07 TU
US presidential election
Obama wins historic election
Barack Obama has been elected the first African-American President of the United States after picking up the key swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. Obama acknowledged the historic nature of his win before extending an olive branch to Republicans and acknowledging the serious challenges ahead.
2008-11-05 15:28 TU
US presidential election
Hope and enthusiasm as Obama elected
Barack Obama's win on Tuesday night is being hailed as a historic win for many reasons - the record turnout, his victory in crucial swing states such as Iowa and his majority in Republican bastions, including Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
2008-11-06 10:29 TU
US presidential election
A symbol of change ... but can he deliver?
"Change has come to America," Barack Obama told his supporters in his victory speech. He has become a symbol of hopes for an end to racial division in the US and a representative of a new political generation. The president-elect inherits economic crisis and unpopular foreign policies. So can Obama deliver?
2008-11-06 10:05 TU
US presidential election/international reactions
Kenya declares Obama holiday
Barack Obama’s election victory is not only a success for African-Americans, but also for Africans in Kenya, where the president-elect's father was born. The country erupted in celebration at the news of Obama’s win, and Thursday was declared a national holiday.
2008-11-06 10:10 TU
Asia/US presidential election
Getting out of Iraq, working with Pakistan and India ... Obama's Asian options
Barack Obama's promise to pull US troops out of Iraq earned him considerable support in the presidential election. During campaign debates he also said that he would launch military action inside Pakistan. Anlaysis and reactions from and about future US policy in Asia.
2008-11-06 10:06 TU
Afghanistan/US presidential election
Karzai calls for end to civilian casualties
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on US President-elect Barack Obama to end civilian casualties in fighting the Taliban, as his brother Wali Karzai claimed that foreign troops had killed several civilians in Kandahar province.
2008-11-06 10:07 TU
Middle East/US presidential election
Palestinians call for policy change
Palestinians and Israelis alike are also looking to US President-elect Barack Obama, who will inherit the mediation of the Middle East peace crisis the when he assumes office in January.
2008-11-06 10:09 TU
Election news
US presidential election
Political halloween
On 31 October every year Americans celebrate Halloween, dressing up, trick-or-treating and having a party. This year the festival took a political turn. Photo-report by Barbara Giudice.
2008-11-05 09:57 TU
US presidential elections
McCain insists he will win
In the final stretch of the US election campaign before polling on 4 November, Democrat nominee Barack Obama retains the lead over Republican contender John McCain, according to pre-election polls. McCain is on a final whistlestop tour which takes in Florida, Nevada and New Mexico.
2008-11-03 16:19 TU
US presidential election
Obama appeals to undecided in prime-time TV ad
US presidential hopeful Barack Obama appealed to American voters in an unprecedented 30-minute commercial on Wednesday. He promised tax cuts for the middle class and claimed that he can restore the American Dream.
2008-10-31 14:42 TU
United States
Two racists arrested over plot to kill Obama
US authorities have arrested two white supremacists over plans to go on a killing spree of African-Americans, culminating in the assassination of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
2008-10-28 14:40 TU
US presidential election
Obama halts campaign to visit sick grandma
Democrat presidential hopeful Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning on Thursday to spend a couple of days with his ailing 85-year-old grandmother in Hawai'i, just 11 days before the election.
2008-10-21 13:52 TU
US presidential election
Obama wins Colin Powell's suppport
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has endorsed Barack Obama, the Democratic candidate for the US presidency. Meanwhile, the Democratic campaign yesterday announced that they had raised a record 150 million dollars in September.
2008-10-20 17:02 TU
The nomination races
US presidential election
Early estimates give debate to Biden but Palin unscathed
2008-10-03 14:24 TU
Election blog
Polling stations open all week - but there are fewer of them
2008-11-02 16:57 TU
The crucial Hampton roads area of Virginia
2008-11-01 12:15 TU
Features
US presidential election
Deregulate the healthcare industry or increase federal supervision?
2008-11-17 08:43 TU
US presidential election
What kind of health insurance are the candidates proposing?
2008-11-17 08:56 TU
Interviews
Is Africa a priority in the US?
François Grignon, Africa director of the International Crisis Group
2008-10-27
Election brings out conversations about race and diversity
Reverend Kimberly Jordan, John Fulton and Reverend Eugene Powermore of the Marble Collegiate Church.
2008-10-27
AFL-CIO labour union backs Obama
Pat Eiding, president of the Philadelphia council of the AFL-CIO
2008-10-27
Human rights and the war on terror
Moazim Begg, a former detainee at the Guananamo Bay prison Manfred Novak, UN special rapporteur on torture
2008-10-27
Are electronic voting machines reliable?
Rosemary Rodriguez, chair of the Election Assistance Committee, Professor Steven Freeman author of Were the 2004 elections stolen?
2008-10-27
