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It's the big day!

GO OBAMA!

I'd prefer Samuel L. Jackson to be the first black president, but I'm Canadian, so what does it matter what I think?

on second thought

GO SAMUEL!

I'd vote for him!

Snakes in the White House?

I look forward to an orderly election that will eliminate the need for a violent bloodbath.

I don't know how to answer the question!

I am a registered Republican.

I voted for Obama.

I voted for the Republican candidates for congress.

For state/local positions I voted mainly Libertarian.

I'm in the same boat as Josh, except I voted Democrat for Senator, and all Independent candidates for the other positions.

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying. Seriously. I have a massive headache from fluid loss.

So the old dude and miss piggy lost then eh?

GOOD! It's about damn time the American population wised up after the last two election outcomes... Although to be fair, the first time Bush got in, Gore supposedly won.

i was thrilled about the election results, until i heard that prop. 8 passed in california. and gay marriage ban propositions passed in the other states that had them.

even as america elected a black president, many people voted to strip a minority of their civil rights. i'm feeling very conflicted.

One step forwards, two steps back

Change takes time. Obama won't usher in a ton of change, and it most certainly won't happen over 4 years. He will, however, set wheels in motion that will facilitate (hopefully) positive change in the next decade. A very long road is ahead of us, but I think that the driver will navigate it well.

america's done good. obama brings a lot of optimism and hope. let's hope he can face up to it.

As much as I don't like Obama, I think it's sad that he had to speak from a bullet-proof glass "bubble" last night, and it's being projected that he'll probably always have to do so whenever he speaks in public. The hatred and intolerance in this country disgusts me.

Hi CM'ers. Haven't been to this neck of the woods in a looong time.

Had to come and post my absolute over the moon ecstaticness over this election!

It has absolutely restored my faith in the American system of democracy, and I am so excited to see what comes about. It's going to be a long road, like Matt said earlier in this thread, but the wheels certainly seem to be in motion.

To all the American CM'ers I have known over the years:
I just wanted to personally thank you guys for making the right decision. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. I thought I couldn't cry more than the two times Bush won, but I was proven wrong last night during Obama's acceptance speech.

It's going to be an interesting next four years. Peace and Love,
Sinead

One thing that I like about the whole situation is that it has been played up in the media as an extremely positive and uplifting event for the country. I wish they would build us up more often, rather than pumping shit into our heads on a daily basis.

I've really enjoyed watching youtube videos of the streets in various large cities during and after Obama's acceptance speech. People uniting, shouting Obama's name or "yes we can" - and as far as I've been able to read, not a single riot broke out despite the very large crowds. It's very moving.

I've gotta say. The city seemed slightly more upbeat today. I don't know if it was because of Obama, but I can't imagine what else would've caused it. It was a rainy icky day, and it's been a while since the Phillies won the World Series.

Matt, that was two very poignant posts. Nicely done.

And Lando, yeah, Gore won the popular vote in 2000. He lost the electoral votes, though. So frigging lame. They really need to change that system. I don't care which party it helps/hurts, it's wrong.

The American people stood up, spoke out and made their voices herd with their votes.
They finally stepped up to the plate and fired the people in Washington that wern't doing their jobs.

Now however we can only hope that the public keeps their eyes on the new adminsitration just as closely as they did the Bush administration.

Sure Obama can make a great speech but does he have the substance behind it to make it stick?
Sure the Republican incumbants were doing a shitty job but whos to say their Democratic replacements won't make it even worse?
Just because Obama isn't Bush doesn't mean we can turn a blind eye and assume everything will be taken care of.

There's still much work to do.

myownsatellite wrote:As much as I don't like Obama, I think it's sad that he had to speak from a bullet-proof glass "bubble" last night, and it's being projected that he'll probably always have to do so whenever he speaks in public. The hatred and intolerance in this country disgusts me.

I wouldn't be surprised if some crazy white supremacist tried to assassinate him.

Hence the bullet proof cage.