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volunteered at rock the vote this morning, over with cbs' 'the early show' handing out t-shirts n stuff. stood next to ashanti for a good fifteen minutes!

voted.

threw an election party. streamers and shitload of food and red/white/blue-layered cocktails.

they called it. we cried some. (though, wtf nbc? brian williams: i want to have your babies, but if we had cable we'd be all over comedy central and cnn)

the aftermath: flooded the street corners of brooklyn and went fucking APE-SHIT for trucks, for taxis, for buses; for police cars (loaded with laughing policemen) and bicyclists wearing american flag capes. my voice is hoarse, hands red from applause, i'm sweaty from all the exertion. it was pretty fucking magical.

it hasn't sunk in yet--of COURSE it hasn't. i feel like the 22-month marathon campaign will be one of the largest milestones of my life, and it couldn't possibly sink in, not the span of an hour or two. i'll just be content knowing that tonight, i'm gonna sleep like a fucking baby. and tomorrow? well, i'll leave that for tomorrow. got a good feeling though.

prop 8? i'm terrified at returns so far.

edit: prop 8??? not cool, california. i spread the word like crazy and usurped five votes against it, but alas. campaign money trumps all, i suppose. fucking BUZZKILL.

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[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

SO.MUCH.LOVE.

I can't even. Well done, baby. ♥

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[kilynn16.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish I could've been there to see it with you!

I was very pleased with CNN's coverage, but switched over to NBC when they called it, because I just HAD to hear it from Brian. *G*

got a good feeling though.
Me too, baby. Me too

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Brian Williams is sex on legs, but what was up with his announcement?? Something like "We have just now learned there will be young children in the White House" and everybody in room was just like, staring at that graphic of Obama and we all thought it was like a TYPO because it was sooo abrupt and we didn't know what Brian meant...yeah. Seeing all the clips of CNN coverage, I soooo wish we'd been watching it on that T__T I guess if anything, NBC was good for making fun of, hahaha. It was SUCH A GIMMICKY GRAPHICY MESS over there. The things we do for Brian Williams/Tom Brokaw/Ann Curry.

[quarterwhore.livejournal.com]

I'm a little jealous that I wasn't in the middle of the action! But I was at home. My family was just watching quietly, silently, hoping. And when it happened, it just took a while to sink in. I feel like I've been holding my breath for months and now I can finally breathe. Still, it would have been nice if there had been some dancing in the streets around here. I woulda been down with that.

:DDDDDDD

PS: Prop 8 made the night bittersweet. I'm glad for Obama, but pissed off and disappointed in CA.

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Home is just as good!! I think anybody's experience of hearing the announcement will be one to remember.

[out-0f-habit.livejournal.com]

it hasn't sunk in yet--of COURSE it hasn't. i feel like the 22-month marathon campaign will be one of the largest milestones of my life, and it couldn't possibly sink in, not the span of an hour or two.

ITA. This campaign was a huge milestone in my life, in a lot of peoples' lives, and in the country. I am so proud. But it hasn't sunk in. During his acceptance speech he said something that could be twisted to related him to Ayers. And then I realized it didn't matter. We won.

I can't get used to the idea that he is now President (elect) Obama.
But I am so damn excited that soon that is the only way I will think of him. Not as a senator running for office. Not a candidate. But a president. For sure, and for always.

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Hear, hear.

[deadbeat-nymph.livejournal.com]

I started crying when they announced Ohio. That's when it hit me: Obama was actually going to win. That's when I popped open the bottle of wine I'd been saving for three years for a 'special occasion'. I wish I could have done something more, something better, to celebrate, but damn, that wine was good.

I am so fucking happy for you guys.

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I love hearing everyone's reactions to the announcement! It's just moving. I'm happy for us, and I'm happy for the rest of the world too--America can be an international pain in the ass with an idiot at the helm :P

[lexzilla.livejournal.com]

Go America! I'm so happy for you guys. I stayed up till they announced at around 4am here. Even from this distance it was pretty exciting.