Barack Obama will be the 44th president of the United States, according to projections made by CNN and USA Today.Obama will be the first African American president ,but his campaign has focused on fundamental political change instead of race. His running mate is Sen. Joe Biden, who has represented Delaware for more than 30 years.Obama defeated Arizona Sen. John McCain, who campaigned on a platform of experience and party independence.On Tuesday, Obama demolished McCain in Guam’s straw poll. Obama received 20,120 votes and McCain received 11,940.For the sixth time since the straw poll began in 1984, Guam’s voters predicted who would become president.
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