Barack Obama Behind the Scenes on Election Night 2008

Some intimate and revealing photos have just been released of Barack Obama and his family on election night 2008. 85 pictures from official Obama 2008 campaign photographer David Katz have been released of Flikr.

The historical photos show Obama with his family at his Chicago hotel room watching the voter returns on NBC television. Katz follows Obama as the the night goes on, capturing his running mate Senator Joe Biden and wife Jill talk walking into the room, presumably just after he is announced winner at 11pmET US. The also show moments at Grant Park behind the scenes, the speech itself, and just after it.

Obama Headed for Mass Victory?

Charlie Cook wonders:

Barack Obama's presidential campaign appears headed for the upper deck. Polls (both national and state-by-state), organization, money, and momentum are all running strongly in Obama's favor.

At this point, one wonders whether Obama's winning margin could be greater than Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton's 5.6-point win over President George H.W. Bush in 1992, more than Bush's 7.7-point win over Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis in 1988, or more than Clinton's 8.5-point win over Sen. Bob Dole in 1996.

Even higher on the landslide roster is California Gov. Ronald Reagan's 9.7-point victory over President Carter in 1980 and Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's 10.9-point win over Adlai Stevenson in 1952.