McCain's concession speech was very gracious, and I really appreciated it. I'm also proud to say that the only boos that came from the area where I was in Grant Park was when he mentioned Sarah Palin, understandably. Other than that, we were all impressed with his speech.
I'm not going to listen to any of the bitter conservatives or read any of their blogs today. It will just aggravate me. It's over. Obama won. Time to move forward. Together.
Never before had I seen people celebrate a presidential victory in cities all around the world like they did last night. To see people dancing and cheering in places other than the U.S. was reassuring. This is very important. We need to win back all the allies that Bush lost.
I love that Joe the Plumber's home state of Ohio went to Obama. Goes to show you can't just pluck any ole' schmuck from the crowd to campaign for you. No. It doesn't work that way.
I think McCain could have won more votes had he targeted more people in the center than to the right. I think when he first won the primary, his campaign decided he could win more votes pandering to the religious right than to the moderates and independents. And choosing a far-right conservative Christian as a running mate would help. They were wrong. I wonder how the election would've turned out had he been more like the John McCain that we once knew.
One McCain supporter in Phoenix said, "In four years, you're not going to recognize this country. I've seen too much. I've spent half my life in the military. This is not good. [Obama] comes from a cesspool we call Chicago." Well, I should hope that in four years we're not going to recognize this country because it's currently a disaster! As for the "cesspool we call Chicago" comment, I could only hope that most of the McCain supporters are not this ignorant.
I watched the View today and was so proud of Elisabeth Hasselbeck for saying that she is ready to support Obama, her president. I have more respect for her now. Same goes for all the other McCain supporters that I talked to that are ready to band together and move forward.
Being at Grant Park last night was an amazing experience. At first I actually considered staying home, thinking the rally was going to be too much of a mess to deal with. But instead it was pretty organized, and everyone behaved. I experienced an important part of history and had a memorable time. Even a friend that supported McCain went to the rally and was blown away.
I wish I could describe my feelings more eloquently, but I'm just too dazed to think. I should go to bed, but I can't seem to pull away from CNN.
