Please go vote today.
Preferably, for Obama. But vote.
I find myself extraordinarily nervous today. My guy has the lead in the polls, but how accurate are those things? They certainly have been very convenient for the media… first Obama has a “big” lead, then it narrows, making it a tight race… will this lead in the polls translate to a victory tonight? I’d rather Obama be up than down, but it hasn’t eased my nerves much.
Read a great article on the mood of Obama and his campaign in the dwindling days – hours – of the campaign. Really moving and insightful.
George Will had a great article as well, covering carelessness and finances, and his closing line has stuck with me since I read it.
Callie Shell contributed an amazing photo essay as well.
A few other moments that have stuck with me… of course, the nomination acceptance speech in Denver; the Chicago Tribune endorsement rang true and was momentous in its own way; and, sadly, I still haven’t shook Giuliani and Palin ridiculing – making fun of – community organizers. I was already for Obama, but I lost any respect I had for those characters at that moment.
But I find myself with hope, with a sense of being lifted up, by Obama, and I’m so proud to say I voted for him. Now I’m just hoping my country – from my perspective – doesn’t screw this one up. To not elect Obama would be a wasted opportunity of unbelievable scale, in my opinion.
And there’s no doubt that I’ll feel a whole lot better about bringing a child into the world with Obama as president.
