Obama’s Acceptance Speech & McCain’s Concession Speech (VIDEOS)

Barack Obama is now the President of the United States. See below for Obama’s victory acceptance speech video as well as John McCain’s concession speech video.

Barack Obama addressed the nation Tuesday night after winning the presidency. IObama spoke in front of a crowd of 125,000 people at Grant Park in Chicago at midnight on Tuesday shortly after McCain’s concession speech.

“If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where anything is possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer,” Obama stated.

Here is Obama’s victory acceptance speech video:

Part I:

Part II:

McCain gave his concession speech in Arizona, with his wife Cindy and VP running mate Sarah Palin by his side.

He began by silencing boos, congratulating Barack Obama, and saying he’d called the Senator, now President Elect, earlier. He made a call to come together and bridge the separations and put aside differences.

McCain told his supporters: “It’s natural tonight to feel some disappointment. Though we fell short, the failure is mine, not yours.”

McCain took the blame for the loss and thanked Sarah Palin, “one of the best campaigners I’ve ever seen.”

He also said, “I don’t know what more we could have done,” and called the campaign, “the great honor of my life.”

Here is McCain’s concession speech video:

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