Barack Obama's epic win

All that was missing were the confetti cannons, the balloon drop and the TV screens flashing 2,118, the magic number for a Democratic convention majority. Barack Obama declared victory in idiosyncratic fashion, with a tough general-election speech at the site of this September's Republican National Convention, and on a night when he lost a primary (South Dakota's) most had expected him to win.… » Full Story on Salon.com