The national news declared Barack Obama the new President-Elect around 9:30 last night. It is a little over-whelming the historical significance of this event and I said a quiet prayer over my sleeping daughter thinking about it. What a great time for her to be alive -- she was born the same year we elected an African-American as President. It gives me confidence in our American dream; it gives me faith in American system. I can legitimately tell her she can do anything.
While I recognize the wonder of this day, I do have other mixed feelings. I have liked Barack Obama since I read his book 3 years ago -- and yet I didn't vote for him. My vote went to the more experienced candidate (as did Aaron's), and John McCain did win Arizona.
I'm not sad at McCain's loss however, I'm disappointed at the overall failing of my Republican party. In a time when the economy is suffering, the country continues its war, and George Bush's legacy is a joke, the Repubican party laid down and died. They have become stagnant, irrelevent, and behind-the-times. Obama's campaign out-classed and out-smarted in almost every way -- from capturing the internet technology to inspiring the grass-roots efforts.
I am inspired by the passion I saw in this election and look forward to seeing what happens in the next year. I do think a new chapter of history has started and hope it is a good history to tell my daughter.
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