Indiana went blue.
They said it would be close, but that McCain would probably take it. I mean, nothing beats the adrenaline rush of a Chicago-based black man becoming President, but Indiana going blue induces such a surreal sensation, and I'm proud to have caught a last-minute midnight train to cast my ballot for change. People in this country are seriously pissed about the state of our economy, and foreign affairs (but let's face it, it's mostly the economy), and political bull shit, and everything else that's f%$&ed with our lives for way too long.
People who are normally inclined to vote with family tradition, and to vote for comfortable conservative issues lined with religious ideology were so invoked by Obama's energy and momentum that they actually voted for a Democrat. I'm sure that many of these people had recently lost their jobs, pensions, savings and securities. I've found that red-state conservatism is very stubborn, and I'm flabbergasted and teary-eyed that my fellow Indiana voters decided to take a different route.
I'm so happy that people have faith in the voting system again. I hope they have faith in themselves. I hope we don't stop at voting.
Thanks, Indiana.
People who are normally inclined to vote with family tradition, and to vote for comfortable conservative issues lined with religious ideology were so invoked by Obama's energy and momentum that they actually voted for a Democrat. I'm sure that many of these people had recently lost their jobs, pensions, savings and securities. I've found that red-state conservatism is very stubborn, and I'm flabbergasted and teary-eyed that my fellow Indiana voters decided to take a different route.
I'm so happy that people have faith in the voting system again. I hope they have faith in themselves. I hope we don't stop at voting.
Thanks, Indiana.