I don't usually comment on politics, as this is an infertility blog, but it's hard not to say something when America has just elected its first African-American president. Even while watching the debates, there were a few times I thought, "Wow! Could we really elect a black man as president?" And now we have.
While it's fun to be in Obama's home town, I'm sorry we couldn't be in North Carolina for this election, because I voted in the primaries there, and there's a whole lot of change happening in my adopted state. We kept our VOIP NC phone number, so each day, I've been coming home to at least one message about the gubernatorial, senatorial, or presidential race as it related to North Carolina. Things looked really tight. I told D, "watch those races be lost by 1 vote--it will be our fault!"
North Carolina is the state where, in 1996, Jessie Helms, perhaps the last unreconstructed Southern Conservative, a man who opposed the federal holiday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was reelected for his fifth term. Yet here we are 12 years later, and a senate seat is ceded to a Democratic woman, from a Republican woman, no less. The first ever female governor, also a Democrat, is elected. And the presidential race? Too close to call at the moment, but with Obama leading. In any event, it doesn't look like it's going to come down to just one vote.
Go North Carolina!
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Go NC indeed! You and D. are very much missed, but it turns out we didn't need your votes after all.
Yes, go NC! So much history being made that I don't even know where to start!
Heh. Yes, I couldn't be more pleased to see Liddy Dole get her a$$ handed to her by Kay Hagan. Woohoo! And yes, this past week made me consider disconnecting my VOIP line because I am sick, sick, SICK of the 10+ messages a day from various campaigns, including a recorded one from Barack that came in at 7:35 pm yesterday... pointless, no?
At least now I know what it's like to live in a state where your vote has a chance of mattering. In TX, it made not a whiff of difference who you voted for, though I found it interesting that this year, all the major cities in Texas went for Obama- San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, Austin- usually it's just Austin and the southern tip that go blue. Anyway, progress on all fronts, I suppose.
It sure didn't come down to just one vote.
It's fantastically exciting!
Go Blue Team!
I agree 200% - this election has been the most interesting and exciting that I have witnessed (which says alot coming from a political junkie like myself!) Obama's election has given me hope that this country is on a better track for a change. I took Baby C into the polling booth and it was fantastic. I will always remember feeding him while watching Obama's speech at midnight. I whispered to Baby C that this was history in the making. It was magical!!
Glad your pregnancy is going ok.
XOXO
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