US press hail historic presidential vote
After the longest and most expensive US presidential campaign ever, newspaper headlines on Tuesday reflected both the historic importance of the occasion and relief that the outcome will soon be known. Here are some sample headlines:
- The Washington Post: "The Final Push" read the main front page headline. There were two articles, one on each candidate, along with their photographs, and articles on each of their final day of campaigning.
- The New York Times: "The '08 Campaign: A Sea Change for Politics as We Know It." The paper's main story focused not on the final moments of the electoral horse race but rather on a broader view of how unique this year's election campaign was.
- The Wall Street Journal looked ahead at the next president's biggest challenge: "New Economic Ills Will Force Winner's Hand... Calls for Swift Action to Loom Over Next President."
- USA Today: "Decision is in voter's hands: US history will be made today by electing McCain or Obama." The news story is accompanied by a separate story headlined "Where is everybody? Maybe standing in line at the polls" that focuses on an expected drop in productivity on Tuesday as voters wait in long lines to cast ballots.
- "America on edge as election's outcome nears," said the online edition of the Los Angeles Times. "Emotions are high as the nation awaits an end to a historic campaign."
- The Chicago Tribune looked ahead to the planned election night party held by the Obama campaign, a complex logistical task for authorities in the Democratic candidate's city. "An unprecedented event," it called the rally.
- The tabloid New York Post, reflecting the famously Democratic sympathies of city voters, had a large photo of Barack Obama with his hand raised in front of a US flag. The headline reads simply: "Brink of History."
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