OMFG – It’s The Great FN Wall of TEXT….
This message of blah blah blah will forever be burned into my retina.
Also, a record number of white people, latino people, young people, college students, and first time voters voted…
I didn’t read the whole thing because it literally hurt my eyes. But I disagree that it was only about race. It was a great achievement for our country but race wasn’t brought up to any huge extent until just before general election at which point it stopped and right after the election.
There were likely people who voted for race but there were also people who voted against Obama for race. In general, people wanted a change of pace, and Obama is extremely good at inspiring people. Does that mean he will deliver? That has yet to be seen. However, I think it is folly to suggest that this election was won because he is black.
There are MANY factors that granted him this win, including running one of the most unique and well played campaigns in the history of campaigning.
The way he used the internet and small lender donations to fund his campaign (funding was a good reason why he won – more advertising) is nothing to scoff at.
He has great leadership abilities. I personally didn’t vote for him because of race. I voted because I liked him and I agreed with more of his ideas and plans than McCains. I don’t think Obama is Jesus, perfect, whatever…
Obama won and despite his values/ideas he does have the leadership qualities of a great president. What he does with them will be seen in the years to come.