from the Northeast, 54% from the Midwest, and 57% from the West while McCain won 54% of the votes from the South (CNN). The 2008 Obama-Biden election compares to the 1960 John F. Kennedy-Lyndon B. Johnson election. During his campaign, Obama was compared to Kennedy through their ability to easily speak to people. They were both young, charismatic men when they ran for President. Each of them made history as Obama was the first African American President while Kennedy was the first Catholic President. Obama and Kennedy were sitting U.S. senators when they won the presidency. Obama and Biden were the first to be elected from the Senate since Kennedy and Johnson. Also, they had control of Congress when they entered the office. Obama was the
