How the Election Was Won

President-Elect Barack Obama spent most of yesterday out of the public's eye. USA Today reported that he was spotted on the way to workout at a gym "wearing a baseball cap and holding a newspaper." No one wanted to spend yesterday without a newspaper.

Today, front pages provide analysis, looking at the "how" behind the win.

Atop The Indianapolis Star was the label "Why Indiana turned blue." The answer: "Exit polls: 1st-time voters and blacks aided Democrat." "How Obama Built a Winning Coalition" led The Philadelphia Inquirer. Its answer: "He widened Democrats' usual base of support."

From the strategically important state of Florida, the St. Petersburg Times said, "Key to Victory in Florida: Campaigning cast wide net."

The San Francisco Chronicle broke down the vote to illustrate "His Mandate" and "Where the Votes Were." The Washington Post reported, "Democrats Add Suburbs to Their Growing Coalition."

Keystone State

Will it be Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama who takes Pennsylvania? Newseum writer John Maynard writes that the media does make mistakes in predicting outcomes. But there's no mistaking the advance work that state newspapers, including The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, have done before today's key primary.