with an amazing month, it appears Barack Obama is poised to win this election by a landslide. come Tuesday night, we'll have ourselves a new President-elect. then, it's just waiting until January!
but, it really is spectacular what a tremendous rise Obama has taken since his keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention 4 years ago in Boston. this was the first time i'd ever heard of the guy, and he delivered a fantastic speech that gave me goosebumps. the speech is classic and contains all the things we've come to expect from an Obama speech: well-written; progressive messages of hope and change and the future; plenty of rhetoric; and an intellectual spirit we've been missing for the last 8 years.
from a relative unknown to President. amazing. with his grassroots efforts, his ubiquitous ground game, with the new voter registrations (i guess you could say he Baracked the Vote...i know, groan!), he put together one of the best presidential campaigns in recent memory. definitely better than the bungled campaign McCain and his staff duct-taped and woodglued together.
we're on the cusp of an historic day. i don't know about you guys, but i plan to take the day off, watch the exit polls trickle in, and wait for the moment they call it (which i predict won't be very long into the evening).
final Electoral College prediction:
Obama -- 378
McCain -- 160
3 comments:
I think I might be deluding myself when I imagine how much of a difference Obama will make (who knows), but I can be sure of at least one thing: no longer will I be embarrassed by the words and actions of the man who supposedly represents me.
Smart, articulate, well-spoken: three words that wouldn't stick to G.W. Bush if he was coated in super glue!
Oh yeah, nice piece on Along the Knife's Edge!
yeah, i'm a pessimist generally, and my enthusiasm is tempered by the fact that we are in a deep, deep hole of shit. he won't fix everything, but he'll fix enough. but, after the next election when he wins again, he'll be able to really get us on the mend.
and you're right: it will be nice to NOT be embarrassed anymore. :)
thanks for the kind words regarding my piece at KNIFE...forgot to mention that here...gonna go do it now! :)
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