Barack Obama is the new President!

[bailunrui]

Around 11:00pm, it was called.

BARACK OBAMA IS THE PRESIDENT-ELECT!!

OPEN CELEBRATORY THREAD!

ETA (11:51pm ET):: I'm going to bed, but feel free to squee in my absence.

Comments

[annearchy]

OMFG. I'm totally verklempt.

[bailunrui]

You and me BOTH.

THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW

[ex_partyhar]

Re: THIS IS ME RIGHT NOW

[annearchy]

LINDA RICHMAN!!!

"The Holy Roman Empire is neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire."

/OT

[pennywhistle]

I have been so depressed the last 8 years. I finally feel....hope?

Thank you, Mr. Obama.

THANK YOU AMERICA

[bailunrui]

GOD BLESS AMERICA. GOD BLESS PRESIDENT OBAMA.

[golden_lotus]

I know. I felt this strange sensation, and it worried me... but then I realized it was this the unusual feeling that things were going to get better.

[sailorlimabean]

Spot on. cntl+c, cntl+p

[bailunrui]

My reaction was so intense that the tears wouldn't come. Pure joy. Pure joy.

[koljeff]

Me too.

[koljeff]

With a GIANT fucking mandate! Holy SHIT yes!

I'm so excited right now I don't know what to do with myself!

[bailunrui]

I know! I thought I was going to go to bed uncertain of the outcome (like the last two Presidential elections). This is certainly a pleasant surprise!

[koljeff]

I know. I hate to say this, but I want to send a big damn thank-you note to John McCain for conceding so graciously, so definitively, and so IMMEDIATELY.

[_morning_glow]

YES WE ABSOLUTELY CAN

♥ ♥ ♥

Crying & I can almost not believe this is actually happening.

[bailunrui]

It's real! It's really real! I had to pinch myself, but I'm convinced that I'm not dreaming!