Woo-Hoo…Obama Wins!!

I am now 3 for 5 in presidential elections:

1992 – Clinton wins (voted in Texas)
1996 – Clinton wins (voted in Ohio)
2000 – Gore loses (voted in Ohio)
2004 – Kerry loses (voted in Ohio)

2008 – Obama wins (voted in Ohio)

I Voted…

So I got up early and voted this morning. The wait was still 1hr. and 15min. at 6:30, but I was patient and did my civic duty. I don’t normally advise this, but I voted straight Democratic this year. This was my own little protest against Sarah Palin (I know, I know…it’s completely irrational!) I actually supported McCain right up until he picked her as his running mate. 

A co-worker today told me that he voted straight Republican as a protest against Obama. We joked that we should have called each other ahead of time and not voted since our votes cancelled each other out. 

Even though I’m just a small single vote cast in a sea of millions, it still feels good to go through the effort and participate. 

Go Obama!!

I’m hesitant to get my hopes up.

So here we are on the eve of the 2008 presidential election. I still haven’t fully recovered from the 2000 election. My hopes for Al Gore were high, as were my reservations about George W. Bush. This was such a disappointment. Then in 2004, once again I was certain that the Democrats would win (though I thought Kerry was a weak candidate), but Bush (& K. Rove) somehow pulled it off. (my opinions of him were not changed.)

So, I am hesitant this time around to get excited. I am emotionally preparing myself for disappointment. This year, though, it seems like we have it in the bag. I just hope that the polls are accurate, and that the young people actually go vote.

It was nice to read the Huffington post article today that observed that a pre-election day McCain rally in Florida was expecting 15,000 people, but only 1000 showed up. Hopefully this will be the case at the polls as well.

Sen. McCain Can Still Win the Election

So it’s 3 days before the election. Sen. Obama has been the presumptive front runner for weeks. He has arguably bested Sen. McCain in the debates. He has tons of money. The public has soured on Gov. Palin as VP. McCain has not been able to get a message to stick. People are generally sick of Sen. McCains negative campaign ads.

But with all of this, I still think that Sen. McCain can and possibly will win the election.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’ll be sad if this happens. But I think it could happen. Here’s why:

1. Most of the polled have been Democrats.
2. There are still a lot of undecided voters that could be swayed by the last minute push of both camps.
3. There still be be some last minute surprise. (Remember, a few days before the last election, Sen. Kerry was ahead in the polls, but fell behind when Osama Bin Laden released a video)
4. There are a lot of young people that are supporting Sen. Obama; unfortunately this group has a nagging reputation for not actually voting.
5. Since Sen. Obama has been percieved to be leading, His supporters may be assuming that he’ll win and not vote, while the Sen. McCain supporters are going to feel an increased urgency to vote.

Just some food for thought. If you are an Obama supporter, don’t assume that he is going to win. You need to actually vote!

Please share this message with all of your Democratic friends!

McCain can still win the Election…

So it’s 3 days before the election. Sen. Obama has been the presumptive front runner for weeks. He has arguably bested Sen. McCain in the debates. He has tons of money. The public has soured on Gov. Palin as VP. McCain has not been able to get a message to stick. People are generally sick of Sen. McCains negative campaign ads.

But with all of this, I still think that Sen. McCain can and possibly will win the election.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’ll be sad if this happens. But I think it could happen. Here’s why:

1. Most of the polled have been Democrats.
2. There are still a lot of undecided voters that could be swayed by the last minute push of both camps.
3. There still be be some last minute surprise. (Remember, a few days before the last election, Sen. Kerry was ahead in the polls, but fell behind when Osama Bin Laden released a video)
4. There are a lot of young people that are supporting Sen. Obama; unfortunately this group has a nagging reputation for not actually voting.
5. Since Sen. Obama has been percieved to be leading, His supporters may be assuming that he’ll win and not vote, while the Sen. McCain supporters are going to feel an increased urgency to vote.

Just some food for thought. If you are an Obama supporter, don’t assume that he is going to win. You need to actually vote!

Please share this message with all of your Democratic friends!