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Election News

• Stony Brook Students Explain Their Votes
by April Warren

• How Obama Got to November 4th
by Adrian Carrasquillo

• How McCain Got Here; The GOP Candidate’s Five Biggest Campaign Moments
by Michael Kelly

• Student Papers Overwhelmingly Endorse Obama
by Gene Morris

• Young Voters Stick to Issues Not Parties
by Lauren Cioffi

• Youth Turnout Too Unpredictable to Call
by April Warren and Carl Carrie

• County Legislators Discuss Presidential Issues
by Annie Friedman

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About Stony Brook Now!

Stony Brook Now is an online news publication of the School of Journalism reported by Stony Brook students using video and the written word.

It was created to provide a forum for the School of Journalism’s coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election. Students will cover the election on a national,local, and campus level, paying special attention to the youth vote.

A live blog will run throughout election day and a live election newscast will begin in the late afternoon. You will also find print and video stories throughout the day that will take the pulse of the Stony Brook campus. Stony Brook Now will be posting the results of its own, exit polling. Student journalists will report from the SAC polling site and from election night events throughout the campus the university. As election results come in, Stony Brook Now will provide real time updates.

Stony Brook Now is also providing links to a variety of election websites across the political spectrum and to websites of campus publications throughout the United States.

Results

How Barack Obama Became the 44th President of the United States

Submitted by lynnhsieh on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 12:38am.

By Adrian Carrasquillo

The Role of Race

Conventional wisdom at the outset of the general election held that Barack Obama would lose because he would not garner the necessary support from white voters to win the Presidency. His increased support from African-Americans was acknowledged but its potential as a game-changer was largely dismissed. Well, conventional wisdom had the unfortunate drawback of being conventional during an election that was anything but.

College Democrats Kevin Furler and Brian Lee celebrate Obama's victory

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 11:52pm.

Exit Poll Reaction at Stony Brook University

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 11:44pm.

Stanley Saturnin, member of Phi Beta Sigma, weighs in on reaction of SAC viewing party

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 11:43pm.

Adam Peck, college democrats representative, is excited about Obama's victory

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 11:40pm.

Exit Poll Interviews

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 10:52pm.

Stony Brook Election Results

Submitted by lynnhsieh on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 10:31pm.

By Bradley Donaldson

Sen. Barack Obama dominated the polls at Stony Brook University Tuesday night, garnering more than 77 percent of the popular vote.

Obama, the democratic nominee for president swept 1,778 of the 2,324 ballots cast at the polling station. Obama’s landslide win mirrors the results of the primaries held at the university in February, when he collected 56 percent of the total number of votes.

Local Supporters Celebrate at Democratic Convention

Submitted by lynnhsieh on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 10:29pm.

By WUSB News Team

Placed within an elegant ballroom decorated abundantly with blue and white balloons, a quiet evening began picking up for local Democrats at the Mariott hotel in Islandia, NY.

Election propaganda adorned the walls of the large room as eager guests and politicians watched two large projection screens with the latest updates.

Although the crowd started the night very quiet and calm, the number of guests picked up as the night moved on, and with it enthusiasm picked up as well.