This political season will no doubt be recorded as one of the most historic in American history. The United States elected its first African-American president, Barack Obama, who defeated Republican nominee John McCain.
If McCain would have defeated Obama, the year of political firsts would still have been in play, as the Arizona Senator would have been the oldest first-term president and his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, would have been the first female vice president.
With the election now in the rearview mirror, pundits and the public will break down every facet of the 2008 race, including the political polling and survey landscape. Were Americans truthful about their answers prior to the election? What did the numbers mean? Were they right on target or way off base?
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