Election 2008

I can’t believe that it’s taken me this long to post about the election results of last week.  This year the presidential election was different for me.  I’ve been voting since I was 18 and old enough but this year was just totally different.  I was more engaged in the election than any other that I could recall.

Election was little more than surreal.  I was watching the results come in and hoping against hope that Obama would win. The election began with Obama coming on strong an holding many of the electoral college votes… that lead just kept going and by 8pm the news anchors were calling Obama the winner. I couldn’t believe they did that so early but it was pretty clear Obama would be the  winner.  When I got home Eric was in the kitchen and elated at the news.  We both were.  It was so surreal, I couldn’t even  absorb what was happening and that we were part of that history.  This was something historians would talk about for years.

We watched as Mcain gave his concession speech.  He did a good job of being humble and communicating that we as a country need to come together.  Not long after his speech, Obama was set to give his speech.  Obama is such a great orator.  He has such a great command of the English language. I know that he’s got writers but his speech was fantastic.  Eric and I sat there in aww and cried.  We cried in happiness and elation and hope of the things to come.  We sat in talked about how things would change and the hope of better things to come.

After Obama’s speech the anchors showed what was happening across the country.  People were happy, cheering and elated.  It was so neat to see people so very happy.  It reminded me of all those times I’d seen people in foregin countries celebrating that they could vote in a democraticc election.  I’d seen those so many times and thought,’that’s good”… I’m glad that they have independance.  It wasn’t until this election, until this mooment that I could really identify with all those people I’d seen before.  Election night was our night, our night to shine, our night to celebrate and look forward to the future.  We have had eigth years of an oppressive governmennt and now.. we’ll strat working our way to a governnment of the people.. not of a person.  What a great night!!

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