We voted, they counted, he won, we won. First and foremost I think it’s important to thank Sarah Palin… for effectively torpedoing McCain’s presidential bid. Thank you. Second, I think it’s important to post Obama’s email congratulating the people who made his campaign:
“I’m about to head to Grant Park to talk to everyone gathered there, but I wanted to write to you first.
We just made history.
And I don’t want you to forget how we did it.
You made history every single day during this campaign — every day you knocked on doors, made a donation, or talked to your family, friends, and neighbors about why you believe it’s time for change.
I want to thank all of you who gave your time, talent, and passion to this campaign.
We have a lot of work to do to get our country back on track, and I’ll be in touch soon about what comes next.
But I want to be very clear about one thing…
All of this happened because of you.
Thank you,
Barack”
After leaving the elections party, I passed through Harvard Square to catch a small celebration that quickly mushroomed into a massive street celebration that brought traffic to a halt, but that was hardly a problem because the cars on the road were part of the celebration. And why not celebrate? It was a landslide. He more than doubled McCain’s electoral vote count. And at 2am, it was just announced that Obama took Indiana as well. Nice, he is the undisputed winner of the election. November 4, 2008, what a night! See you at Inauguration Day on January 20, 2009.
