I’m so happy with the results of the election! I voted for Obama because after eight years of ridiculousness from the republican run government we need a change. Not only will this change the face of our country as a more tolerant people, it shows that the American people are not ignorant and can realize when they need to stand up and make a change. I honestly was more than worried about the prospect of having John McCain and Sarah Palin, two extremely conservative people, leading our nation when many of the things that I support such as the fight against global warming, the pro-choice agenda, and ending the war, do not correspond with most conservative views. I think internationally as well Barak Obama will give the United States a whole new image something that has hurt our nation when trying to deal with many foreign issues. Finally, I believe the victory for Obama gives great hope to the youth of our nation not only to the minorities that are now assured that they can be anything they want to be, but also seeing as 80 percent of youth voters voted for Obama, that the voice of the next generation does matter.
Obama is going into this position with a mountain of issues to sort through and figure out. I think he said it best in his acceptance speech, he was honest in saying that it will be a long hard road that may not even end in one term, but I in my heart feel that he will help turn our country in the right direction. The only thing that I keep thinking about in the back of my mind, that I know many people are trying not to think about, is the fear that someone will do something really stupid and try to hurt our future president because while we know this is a monumental step, there are still those that hold hate and I sincerely hope that nothing like that happens. Something like that could tear our country apart even more and from there I have little hope for this nation.
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I feel the same way that you do about Obama. I think that he has a lot to offer the country and hopefully he will pull through. I too am worried about racism affecting his presidency, and am surprised that the assassination attempt that was already stopped by the police didn't catch more media attention. Hopefully people who were planning to do such things have been scared away by the quickness of which the other plan was stopped.
I also voted for Obama and agree with yo in the backing of many of his views. He is less conservative that John McCain but he also knows that there are limits to many things. Hopefully his presidency turns out to be much better than many people already think it's going to be.
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