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President Obama: How Did We Get Here?
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

America just elected to the presidency Barack Hussein Obama, the son of a Kenyan immigrant. Eight years ago, no matter what your party affiliation or political persuasion, would you have believed it was possible? Probably not. So how did we get here? To find out, two intrepid New York City filmmakers set out on a road trip across eighteen battleground states in search of the core values that Americans considered as they chose between Barack Obama and John McCain in the final eighteen days before the election.

Watch the last episode in the series, filmed the day before the election in Philadelphia, PA, where John McCain made his last, unsuccessful stand:

For the rest of the videos, insight into the production process, behind-the-scenes stories, and thoughts about the election in general, visit the Red Blue Road Trip blog.

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