Obama won! Now what?

[poltr1]

Now that the election is over, and the results have been announced, it's time to heal the huge rift between the left and the right, and unite as Americans. This won't be easy to do -- it never is. We need to find the common ground that unites us.

I know that not all Republicans are bad. I just have issues with the party itself and the far-right wing of the party. I should spend some time looking at, and articulating, these issues. I'll save that for a future post. I should do the same with the far-left wing of the Democratic party.

For the first time in my life, I voted for the winning Presidential candidate. I'm content.


But first, I need to say something about the election results. What's announced on the news on election night is based on preliminary figures -- exit polls, early voting, etc. I didn't leave the polling place until around 9 pm last night. That's the time our ballots went with the presiding judges to the county board of elections for tabulation. We didn't have any scouts or newsies asking us for preliminary figures. So I was surprised to hear that Obama was the projected winner in Ohio an hour after I got home. They couldn't have tabulated the votes that quickly.

Comments

[dragon-pet.livejournal.com]

Yes it was exit polls and early voting that they used to judge how the state was going to go. For the most part it is a fairly valid way to judge.


McCain knew how it was going down and accepted his fate in a gracious way. He knew the numbers as well.