Obama wins the seat at the White House

The first African-American Democrat has etched in history as Barack Obama won the seat at the White House and turned Wednesday from victory's jubilation to the sobering challenge of leading a nation in crisis.

What makes his victory so resounding, and so daunting for Republicans, was that he combined support from African-Americans, Jews, and young whites with other key groups. He also reversed President Bush’s advances with Hispanic voters. Why is this so? Obama won strategically and symbolically but most of all his platforms has made his way as the 44th President of the United States.

Here are the major issues and his platforms as well that hopefully will be implemented to return the favor for the people who believed in him and his plans.


ECONOMY - provide a tax cut for working families; provide tax relief for small businesses and startups; Fight for fair trade.

EDUCATION - will reform No Child Left Behind; Invest in early childhood education; Make college affordable to all Americans.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT - provide short-term relief to American families facing pain at the pump; Help create five million new jobs by strategically investing $150 billion over the next ten years to catalyze private efforts to build a clean energy future; Within 10 years save more oil than we currently import from the Middle East and Venezuela combined; Put 1 million Plug-In Hybrid cars -- cars that can get up to 150 miles per gallon -- on the road by 2015, cars that we will work to make sure are built here in America; Ensure 10 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources by 2012, and 25 percent by 2025; Implement an economy-wide cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050.

ETHICS - will centralize ethics and lobbying information for voters; Require independent monitoring of lobbying laws and ethics rules; Close the revolving door on former and future employers.

FOREIGN POLICY - Secure loose nuclear materials from terrorists; Will pursue tough, direct diplomacy without preconditions to end the threat from Iran; Renew American diplomacy.

HEALTHCARE - will make health insurance affordable and accessible to all; Will lower health care costs; Promote public health.

HOMELAND SECURITY - Will defeat terrorism worldwide; Prevent nuclear terrorism; Strengthen American biosecurity.

WAR IN IRAQ - Will responsibly end the war in Iraq; Encourage political accommodation; Increase stability in Iraq and the region.

SENIORS & SOCIAL SECURITY - Will protect Social Security; Provide cheaper prescription drugs; Protect and strengthen Medicare.

TAXES - Cut taxes for 95 percent of workers and their families with a tax cut of $500 for workers or $1,000 for working couples; Provide generous tax cuts for low- and middle-income seniors, homeowners, the uninsured, and families sending a child to college or looking to save and accumulate wealth; Eliminate capital gains taxes for small businesses, cut corporate taxes for firms that invest and create jobs in the United States, and provide tax credits to reduce the cost of healthcare and to reward investments in innovation; Dramatically simplify taxes by consolidating existing tax credits, eliminating the need for millions of senior citizens to file tax forms, and enabling as many as 40 million middle-class Americans to do their own taxes in less than five minutes without an accountant.

VETERANS - Will restore our sacred trust with our nation's veterans; Help returning service members; Improve mental health treatment.

WOMEN - Fix the nation's health care system; Empower women to prevent HIV/AIDS; Support research into women's health; Will help fight cancer; Reduce health risks due to mercury pollution; Support stem cell research; Supports a Woman's Right to Choose;
Prevent unintended pregnancy; Reduce domestic violence; Strengthen domestic violence Laws; Fight gender violence abroad; Fight for pay equity; Expand paid sick days; Invest in women-owned small businesses; Protect Social Security; Encourage retirement saving; Care for women veterans.