Soooo it was 7pm here on November 4 and I had just gotten off work and was on my way to the store on the phone with my sister. California polls in CA closed and they called the election for Barack Obama. I rushed through the store and headed straight to the Egan Center downtown. On the way there I had called my parents and talking to my dad on the phone when McCain gave his concession speech on the radio. Concessions in the past few elections have definitely not come that soon, that easy and certainly not that graceful.By the time I got downtown to park, I was talking to my mom and as she told me Barack had reach the stage, my friend from work and I were rushing to find a park and got into the Egan Center right as he took the stage. The victory celebration was sponsored by the local Obama campaign office and the local Democratic party. I saw grown men and women, black and white, young and old crying like babies and screaming with excitement and jumping up and down......we were all friends that night and all took part in the victory...even though it would be a while for AK polls were closed and the race between Stevens and Beigich was yet to be decided.
North Carolina was on my mind that night as it was yet to be decided as well, but first here are some pictures from the Celebration in Anchorage on election night:
Now North Carolina was finally called for Barack a couple of days later. He won the state by 14,053 votes. I will preface my next few comments by saying I am an Independent voter who has previously voted both Democrat and Republican...
North Carolina voted for Obama and it was the first time since Jimmy Carter in 1976 that NC voted for a democratic president.
I am proud of North Carolina not just because people are accepting change and voting for Barack and even Kay Hagan but because so many people registered to vote and voted for the first time....this allowed the country to hear the REAL voice of North Carolina.
And why did people vote? They voted because people began to have hope... actually believe that their voice could be heard, would make a difference and should drive change NOW... And not just change but a shift It is a shift to a time when people realize that we are all US citizens, we are all people have common human values & we all have to stand before GOD one day.
More pics from the celebration:
North Carolina voted for Obama and it was the first time since Jimmy Carter in 1976 that NC voted for a democratic president.
I am proud of North Carolina not just because people are accepting change and voting for Barack and even Kay Hagan but because so many people registered to vote and voted for the first time....this allowed the country to hear the REAL voice of North Carolina.
And why did people vote? They voted because people began to have hope... actually believe that their voice could be heard, would make a difference and should drive change NOW... And not just change but a shift It is a shift to a time when people realize that we are all US citizens, we are all people have common human values & we all have to stand before GOD one day.
More pics from the celebration:
