Election 2008

We went out and bought a newspaper this morning- an actual, in our hand, newsprint on our fingers, newspaper. We wanted to have the 2008 election results in print. This has been a rollercoaster of an election for many of us and it all came down to yesterday, a day when a record number of American citizens showed up and waited to cast their vote.

Some NASW-NJ staff attended the Victory 08 New Jersey Democrats event last night to watch the election results state-by-state, and it was inspiring to see how diverse the crowd was. People of all ages, races, cultural backgrounds, jobs, gender identifications and sexual orientations were talking excitedly, discussing the voting process and eyeing the giant television screens. Everyone had a different story, a separate reason for the way they voted, varied hopes for the future.

What was yesterday like for you?