November 2008, As I tend to do around Election Day, I stopped watching tv and stayed offline, figured I’d find out the results afterwards, when it was fact, without torturing myself.
I didn’t have to watch tv or go online that night. I could hear people outside cheering. I called my parents and my mother was so happy she could hardly speak.
The next day I went to work and about 90% of my class were wearing those iconic Obama "Hope" tee shirts. Some of those wearing them were a pleasant surprise. A few other students were obviously not happy about the election results, so I tried to keep on the topic of the training for the day.
I also remember when Mr. Obama returned to the city recently and pretty much received a hero’s welcome.
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As a native Chicagoan, seeing Grant Park lit up for his victory speech was something amazing. From 2006-2009 I was deeply involved in the Democratic Party in Wisconsin. I did voter protection that night at a polling place and they called us off at 8pm as the polls closed. The national boiler room knew. Such a rewarding night on infinite levels.
Hope all that have worked so hard for Kamala get the same feeling Tuesday
