Not an eloquent post at all. But tonight, history was made, and is still being made.
At 11pm Eastern, all the major networks, plus AP and Comedy Central, called the election for Obama.
President-Elect Barack Hussein Obama.
At 11:25pm Eastern, John McCain gave the classiest speech we’ve ever seen him give. Too bad for him it was a concession speech. His crowd of supporters was incredibly tacky, however. Stop booing, your lack of manners is showing.
Indiana is still too close to call. Of course, it doesn’t “matter” in the grand scheme of things now, with the difference of nearly 200 electoral votes. But I want to know that I live in a state that voted Democratic, not just the county I live in. According to cnn.com, there are currently less than 9000 votes separating the two, with 97% of precincts reporting. It’s been veering between 3000 and 10,000 votes difference. Well, once Obama pulled ahead, at least. I wasn’t paying as close attention up til then.
This is an amazing night. It’s been unbelievable, the way social networking has played into it. Watching the Election feed on Twitter, seeing the Facebook live feed simply explode at 11pm, like verbal fireworks! Hanging out in the MUSH with my Zoner friends. Chatting with a CKI friend on Facebook. Unbelievable.
