You cannot move here without seeing something to do with the election - lawn signs, bumper stickers, badges... At the start of the race I was reasonably disengaged; I wanted a Democrat victory, but didn't feel all that emotionally charged about it. Well, that couldn't be more untrue of the way I feel right now; I don't think it's overstating the matter to say that the election of Obama seems like the only possibility this country has of moving forward; it's not that McCain is a bad person (I'm keeping a diplomatic silence on his sidekick), it's that he's out of touch, on almost every major issue there is. And it's not that Obama is the Messiah, it's that he's capable of inspiring people: the downtrodden, the disenfranchised, those who have always felt not-at-home in the country of their birth, for whatever reason. (For just one example of this, read this article). And of course, his keen mind, sound policies, compassionate nature, and way with words don't hurt at all!
So, we wait with bated breath for tomorrow's results... it's so strange that the result of this election is not a foregone conclusion; if it was being held in almost any other country in the world, it would be.
(I know the graph above is a bit old, but it's the only one I could find. The results are still pretty much the same).
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...and so we wait ....
Interesting, what you said about the foregone conclusion... in pretty well every other country, it would be a decision between Obama and someone even more leftward-leaning. So the outcome would be rather different. ;)
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