Election Night

I am so relieved that Obama won. I am so proud that this country has evolved to a point where we can have a leader that has broken the stereotypical mold. For the first time in my adult life, I voted for a candidate instead of voting against the other person. I even voted early because I couldn't wait. Even though I knew a democratic vote in Utah county wouldn't count, I voted anyway...and got my mom to vote for the first time in my entire life.

The night of the election, I was chatting online with Jaysen, giving him a play by play of the election. He was predicting that the election was rigged and that the Republicans would once again steal it. They didn't and the days of the Bush regime is numbered. And I am so incredibly thankful.

Here is my conversation with Jaysen from November 4th.

8:54 PM me: I can't believe that Obama and McCain are so close
and if that is any indication...Obama could still take [Utah]
8:56 PM Jaysen: close where in utah
me: [Utah's] early votes have already been tallied and [Obama] took 48% of the early votes
8:57 PM The racist senator is out...the one who said it was an ugly black baby
8:58 PM I'm waiting for Utah county
8:59 PM Jaysen: so who did the senate seat go to? red or blue?
me: It looks like it is going to be a democratic majority
9:00 PM They might even get a veto proof senate
IT'S OFFICIAL
OMFG!!!
OMFG!!!
YES!
YES!
9:01 PM Jaysen: what is
me: HE WON, JAY
OMG I'm shaking so hard
He won
9:04 PM I can't stop crying
9:06 PM Jaysen: it's ok, you are a part of history. it happens.
me: I know
Jaysen: i just wish i was home

God, how I wish he were home. That night was great...even if I ended up crying like a damn baby. Seriously, I cried for about an hour after the announcement.

I hope that we were right in electing him.

The thing I don't understand is how they could call the vote at 9:00 pm, when the entire nation's ballots hadn't been counted yet...you would think they'd at least pretend that Alaska and Hawaii matter.

Maybe in 2012, they will save the rest of us the hassle and just poll Ohio and Florida to see who wins. Let them deal with the negative campaigns and spare the rest of us from the mud-slinging.