Congress Schedule

The article was kind of interesting but he just kind of rambled a lot. It was cool to see how much a Representative does and I bet a Senator does even more. Other than the schedules where he laid out everything he did I didn't think it was all that beneficial. But you know. It was cool.

Gerrymandering.

The game was interesting but I think fairly pointless because a lot of procatutions are taken against gerrymandering and all you really needed to do was get the numbers right and the rest would fall into place. I can see what thought goes into recreating districts though. Kind of.

Michael Bennet

Michael Bennet is the superintendent of Denver Public Schools and Governer Bill Ritter has chosen him to replace Ken Salazar in the United States senate. He's never held an elected position before although he worked in politics before he became superintendant. He's a democrat.
People are suprised Ritter picked Bennet over the more well known John Hickenlooper, Denver's mayor, who had Bennet's job before him because no one knows exactly how he will behave in the Senate- casting votes on issues, etc. He has been described as very intelligent and an independent thinker, so it might work out alright. We'll just have to wait and see.

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.