Obama wins! Obama wins!
November 5th 2008 04:06
The race looked early on like it might follow the path of the last two presidential contests, coming down to the wire in one or two states with the predictably blue staying blue and the always red staying red. Then came New Mexico. Then came Ohio. Once those two states broke, the path for McCain became virtually insurmountable. The McCain campaign went even more downhill from there. The Blue Wave rose, digging deeper into the south - and even more important to the future, the west.
When Iowa was called for Obama the country moved away even more from the conservative cliff. America is sending a message to itself and the world - no more would we go down the same destructive path. Change. A simple word, a sometimes overused word - and a very apt way to describe the Obama campaign. Change, it is a comin'.
The other races around the country are proving equally monumental. When Chris Shays lost his congressional seat in Connecticut it meant the entire New England region has no Republicans in the House of Representatives. The Senate is going blue. Draconian anti-choice initiatives in South Dakota and Colorado are in trouble. Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage movement in California, probably won't win. The conservative movement may well find itself isolated to the south, the rural west, and parts of the Midwest. Extraordinary indeed. And long overdue.
What does a strong win by Obama mean? Real health care reform is coming. A real end to the Iraq occupation. Real movement to alternative energy. Real change to the tax system that lately has been used to help the massive redistribution of wealth to the top. A government far less in the pocket of corporate CEO's and more responsive to the common person. In short, real change.
When west coast results came in, the result was obvious even to the most ardent McCain and Palin supporters. Calling the race with Oregon being part of it! It's over the top with the west....Obama wins!
When Iowa was called for Obama the country moved away even more from the conservative cliff. America is sending a message to itself and the world - no more would we go down the same destructive path. Change. A simple word, a sometimes overused word - and a very apt way to describe the Obama campaign. Change, it is a comin'.
The other races around the country are proving equally monumental. When Chris Shays lost his congressional seat in Connecticut it meant the entire New England region has no Republicans in the House of Representatives. The Senate is going blue. Draconian anti-choice initiatives in South Dakota and Colorado are in trouble. Proposition 8, the anti-gay marriage movement in California, probably won't win. The conservative movement may well find itself isolated to the south, the rural west, and parts of the Midwest. Extraordinary indeed. And long overdue.
What does a strong win by Obama mean? Real health care reform is coming. A real end to the Iraq occupation. Real movement to alternative energy. Real change to the tax system that lately has been used to help the massive redistribution of wealth to the top. A government far less in the pocket of corporate CEO's and more responsive to the common person. In short, real change.
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Comment by Jeff Musall
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Comment by Two Guys Sports
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No it wasn't very nice, but take it from its source. Anon-Conservative Orbler, I could provide a list of who it might be. lol
Anyway, woohoo Obama! Woohoo real policies to help the country!
Gene
Comment by DeAnne
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I turned the tv to Fox News after CNN declared Obama the winner, and they looked like they were about to cry. (Stephen Colbert was crying on his show.)
Comment by Morgan Bell
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i saw Jesse Jackson crying on the news . . . you guys have been waiting a long time for the President you deserve!
Comment by Janet Collins
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I am feeling so excited over here in Australia that I can't even imagine how all of you are feeling right now. Congratulations America! The world might now start moving in a more sensible direction.
Thanks for your posts too Jeff. They have been very, very informative for someone who lives in a country wth a very different system.
That goes for you too, Two Guys - enjoy the celebrations.
Comment by RubySoho
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I said it over on my blog and I'll say it again here, Jeff I am so happy for you.