🖤 Today in Black History…. “When belief meets turnout, the map bends.” Election Night: On November 4, 2008, Americans elected Barack Obama the 44th U.S. president, the first Black American to win the office. He defeated John McCain with 365–173 in the Electoral College and 52.9% of the popular vote. He also captured Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Ohio, and Virginia in a broad coalition. More to know: Voters under 30 gave Obama 66% of their votes. His campaign also scaled small-donor organizing onli