Barack Obama wins US election: how newspapers recorded history The Washington Post also splashes its first edition with the same headline as the Telegraph's. "Obama Wins" with the subdecks: "Democrats gain in Senate: Republicans keep House majority" and "President preserves his base and prevails in key swing states." It an AP picture from a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, hours before election day. USA Today, the only national paper in America, leads its first edition with a large headline: "Obama Triumps," with the subdeck "Midwest is key; political divide reamins." It uses the same picture as the Telegraph's of the President on the phone to Democratic volunteer from a campaign office in Chicago. The Miami Herald, one of the main newspapers in the key battleground state of Florida, splashes its paper with "It's Obama" with two points: "Result in Florida: President led Romney 50-49 per cent in state" and "Make or break: Republicans falter in fight over battleground states." Suprisingly, it is one of the few papers to have a "live" picture of the Obama family on state in Chicago before his victory speech." The New York Post splashes "Obama's Historic Victory" with "HAIL 'O'CAESAR" and a subdesk "Prez takes key states to win second term" to start its 12 pages of election coverage. The Los Angeles Times, has splashed "Obama Again," with a subdeck "Swing states seal second term." With a third deck: "Brown's California tax measure is too close to call."