Gimme an O
When Barack Obama was running against Hilary Clinton during the primaries, I didn't think he would be able to win against McCain because I thought Americans were too racist too elect a (half) black president, although I felt like a female one was feasible. [It was only after Oprah endorsed Obama that I thought he might have a shot at the presidency.] I'm ecstatic to have been proven wrong and my faith in the US electorate has been restored from the low to which it sunk in 2004.
More heartening is the revelation that young people overwhelmingly voted for Obama, which bodes well for the future. That said, it is important to keep in mind that this election could not have happened if women hadn't been granted the right to vote (as they voted for Obama by a 19% margin). Out with the old, in with the new: Bush has a fortnight remaining to do as much damage as he can but after that things can only improve. Watching people's faces last night, it looks like Obama is the new Kennedy. Hopefully he can be the new FDR.
