November 5, 2008 Obama: 'This is our moment, this is our time' Play video

(NECN: Grant Park, IL) - "Change has come to America," says President-Elect Barack Obama. The Illinois Senator has become the first African-American to win the presidency in the United States of America.

Obama rolled to a lopsided win over John McCain by capturing Democratic strongholds and key battleground states including Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania.

"It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this day...change has come to America," said Obama.

Barack Obama is vowing to be a president for all of America, even those who voted against him. He cast his election as a defining moment in American history and an answer to cynicism, fear and doubt about the power of democracy.

His victory speech was delivered before a multiracial crowd of more than 100,000 people. Many cried and nodded their heads while he spoke surrounded by clear bulletproof screens on his left and right.

To those who voted against him, he said, "I will be your president, too."