Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Predictions

Obama: currently 334
McCain: currently 157

I think my guesses were just a little off.
But mostly close.
And I think I underestimated the landslide so I can't feel bad about that.
AND, there are 5 more Democratic senators in the country now, and 16 new Democrats in the House.
It's ridiculous. I love it.

Obama!

Oh. My. God.
It's for real. This is amazing and truely revolutionary. I feel like everything is going to start off fresh again.
My mom kept talking about how when she was a little kid segregation was still a key concern, and how far we've come as a country. I can't believe it.
Also, Obama is such a great speaker, and it's going to be such a change to listen to a president that can put emphasis on all the right words and really gets to the heart of the country's problems. I thought Obama's speech was very powerful, although he exaggerated many 'harsh' conditions that people went through to help him win. They did perform admirably, but I thought some of what he said was a little too poetic. It really doesn't matter at all though.
I also thought McCain's speech was very good. You could tell he had been crying, and I think that made it a little better, even. He has very good speech writers, but it seemed mostly heart-felt coming from his mouth. I also generally have a very soft side and can't stand seeing people lose. I always feel bad for them. So I'm glad he won Arizona, if very little else.

But most of all I'm so excited for what's going to happen now, and I'm so excited for all of the people who worked so hard to help him get there (despite what my previous blog may have said.). It all paid off and I really really admire them. It happened. It's real.

Grandma.

Obama's grandma just died yesterday. It would be so hard to continue campaigning after that- I don't blame him for crying during a speech. It'll also be hard to celebrate if he wins without her there, or defeat will seem even more severe.
Usually people have a way of hanging on until a significant event has passed, like they were waiting. That's why this is so strange to me.
It's sad.

Last Day.

It's the last day. I'm so excited to watch the election news tonight. That's the best part. For the last election my dad and I went down to the Democratic headquarters,a nd I guess tongiht there's a little party for Obama supporters downtown. I might go.
I can't believe it's finally here.

Monday, November 3, 2008

Ha.

Election Day

I'm trying to get all of my homework done today so that I can watch the results tomorrow night. Maybe even go to the Forward Colorado party thing. Ha. I'm excited for tomorrow, and nervous. And even though some people are saying they'll be glad for it to be over no matter who wins, I think that's really not the case with most. Not with me, anyway.

Canvasing.

People are getting so involved with this election and it's making me feel kind of bad for losing my fervor with it all. There are so many people who have been volunteering these last few days of the campaings, and many people are missing school to canvas and make phone calls tomorrow. Also, people are leaving school tomorrow to go see McCain. At this point, his visit doesn't really matter to me. The election has pretty much been won one way or another, we can't can't see the results on our tv screens yet. Last minute visits won't make a difference, and people have decided whether they're going to vote or not- another phone call probably won't make a difference either.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

3 days.

As much as I love election season, I can't wait for this all to be over. It'll be nice to hear people talking about something else for a change.
:)

McCain?

McCain might be coming to Grand Junction on election day?
That would be cool I guess.
I feel like election day would be too late to change anything though. Most people would have voted early, or would vote early in the day. McCain being here then would take away from peoples' time to get to the polls.
But I could be way off...

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Campaign Buttons

Everybody likes buttons. At work today at the Rockslide I saw so many different ones. The Palin ones are really funny. "Palin: the hottest candidate from the coldest state." A woman who seemed to be like 60 was wearing that one.
The Obama ones always make him seem sophisticated, except one I saw that said "Obamamama," on a woman who looked a little like a soccer mom. I've also seen tons of different Obama shirts.
Oddly enough, there have been no McCain buttons around, or shirts, even though this is a very Republican part of the state.

Crazy

People are crazy.
Bumper stickers have been stolen, tires have been slashed, and outrageous effigies have been created. "Obama for president of Afghanistan?"
I think this is all way too out of hand. It's an election not a battle. Someone's going to win, sure, but people should still be civil in their endorsments.