US Election Results

[Sionnach Glic]

Final tally:
Obama: 351
McSame: 161

Awesome news to wake up to!

[Nutso]

Dammit. It looks like Frankin didnt win. Although it is so close (within 1000 votes) that it will have a recount.

Also Alaska stayed with their Republican Senator dispite him being a convict

No wonder they elected Palin as Governor. Principles need not apply.

[DarkOmen]

Interesting results to say the least. While I did not vote for Obama, I am not so naive and blinded by my party affiliation to see that he does have alot of potential. I disagree on some basic levels with his philosophy, but I still think he will make an excellent president. I am excited to see what the future holds for us.

I am happy how into the election everyone got, especially people my age (20 ish).

On a slightly smaller note:

I live in California, and this last election brought forth Proposition 8, which was an initiative to ban gay marriage. Shockingly enough, this is going to pass. I find it appalling. I consider myself a pretty hardcore conservative, but this is just messed up. I don't see where the government or anyone of us has any place telling two people they can't get married.

[Sionnach Glic]

Goddamnit!

[Grundig]

Seriously. I don't know how, but we'll have to chip away at these scared, backwards people.

[Monroe]

Something to mull over - Harris County (my current county) turned blue, as in voted for Obama and overall voted Democrat. The overall state vote was also rather close; I'm glad almost half of Texas voted Obama.

My county went Obama by 43 votes

There was 16 people or so at our party last night as we watched the results. Plus my friend (17) drove 3 people to the booth (20). And i bet I could easily list 14 other (to give us the +1) people I know who voted Obama. Kind of amazing to see something that close.

[Nutso]

I don't see where the government or anyone of us has any place telling two people they can't get married.

This is truly disappointing in a nation that prides itself on freedom and equality. I guess we're free up to a certain point, that point being the will of the majority of the voters.

[Teaos]

Prop 8 will be gone iin 2 years when the next election rolls around.

[Tsukiyumi]

Prop 8 will be gone iin 2 years when the next election rolls around.

I think the whole issue is akin to interracial marriages being illegal fifty years ago. If we'd let states decide that, I guarantee about ten states would still have it illegal. This is certainly a case where the federal government should overrule state law, and demand that all states make it legal.

[Teaos]

[Tsukiyumi]

Exactly.

[Monroe]

One of these days polygamous will get the rights they deserve

[Monroe]

I read the Al Jazeera site to see what they thought and I ran into this interesting piece:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/ameri ... 64248.html