Its been a long, LONG campaign. Every four years it seems to start earlier. I mean, Clinton announced her “listening tour” in January of 2007. Heck, remember all the pundits though the election wouldbe CLinton v. Giulini 911? Obama announced I believe in February 2007. But the outcome is looking mighty rosy. I’d rather be in Obama’s position right now than McCain’s, that’s for sure. I was playing around with the electoral map at http://www.270towin.com and found that even were Obama to lose PA,OH and FL, he could still win by taking VA, IA, NV, NM, and CO, all of which he seems poised to take. I think PA will be a little closer than 10 point gap some polls show, but I think Obama will win.
I did enjoy the 30 minute ad he put on tv Wednesday, very well done. Frankly, his whole campaign has been impeccably run, it really has been the “no drama” campaign. Same slogan focus and strategy he’s had from the day he announced, its really amazing. I’ll have to post later on the Palin choice that apparently has doomed McCain. (Just ask yourself: can I see this woman as President of the United States?)
This video was very touching, of Charles, a really old black guy talking about FDR and meeting Obama:
Deep apologies for my complete lack of blogging, but moving and new job and all this has kept me away. But with a mere 2 weeks to go before the election, I felt I had to get back here. To start off, I read this amazing and heartwarming story today from Politico.com and wanted to share it:
Anyway, here’s the story:
Upon arriving at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati to vote early today I happened upon some friends of my mother’s — three small, elderly Jewish women. They were quite upset as they were being refused admitance to the polling location due to their Obama T-Shirts, hats and buttons. Apparently you cannot wear Obama/McCain gear into polling locations here in Ohio…. They were practically on the verge of tears.
After a minute or two of this a huge man (6′5″, 300 lbs easy) wearing a Dale Earnhardt jacket and Bengal’s baseball cap left the voting line, came up to us and introduced himself as Mike. He told us he had overheard our conversation and asked if the ladies would like to borrow his jacket to put over their t-shirts so they could go in and vote. The ladies quickly agreed. As long as I live I will never forget the image of these 80-plus-year-old Jewish ladies walking into the polling location wearing a huge Dale Earnhardt racing jacket that came over their hands and down to their knees!
Mike patiently waited for each woman to cast their vote, accepted their many thanks and then got back in line (I saved him a place while he was helping out the ladies). When Mike got back in line I asked him if he was an Obama supporter. He said that he was not, but that he couldn’t stand to see those ladies so upset. I thanked him for being a gentleman in a time of bitter partisanship and wished him well.
After I voted I walked out to the street to find my mother’s friends surrouding our new friend Mike — they were laughing and having a great time. I joined them and soon learned that Mike had changed his mind in the polling booth and ended up voting for Obama. When I asked him why he changed his mind at the last minute, he explained that while he was waiting for his jacket he got into a conversation with one of the ladies who had explained how the Jewish community, and she, had worked side by side with the black community during the civil rights movements of the ’60s, and that this vote was the culmination of those personal and community efforts so many years ago. That this election for her was more than just a vote … but a chance at history.
Mike looked at me and said, “Obama’s going to win, and I didn’t want to tell my grandchildren some day that I had an opportunity to vote for the first black president, but I missed my chance at history and voted for the other guy.”
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