Despite what all my friends who follow Nate Silver's blog were saying, I was still nervous last night and couldn't settle down until after 11:00pm when all the major networks called Ohio for Obama. And even then, I couldn't be sure until after Romney's concession speech. And by that point, I was all in and had to stay up to hear President Obama address the throng of supporters in Chicago. If you missed it, well, here it is:
Besides Obama's victory, there were many other things to feel cheered and heartened by if you are a liberal-progressive Democrat--the passage of gay marriage laws in Maine and Minnesota, the defeat of two different Republican candidates who made beyond tone-deaf remarks where rape is concerned, and the election of Tammy Baldwin, the Senate's first openly queer person. The Atlantic's Ta-Nehesi Coates has an aptly titled essay, "Hippes wander into the lion's den, maul lions" that you should check out.
[UPDATE: 11/8/12: A commenter, jestingjousts, points out that Minnesota did not pass a gay marriage law; they prevented a law from being passed that would have defined marriage between one man and one woman. Also, Washington and Maryland passed laws that excluded same-sex couples from marrying--for more go to Freedom to Marry]
Finally, for a comedic take and some good old fashioned MC Hammer dancing, here's Key & Peele:
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" ...the passage of gay marriage laws in Maine and Minnesota"
Quick clarification, gay marriage was NOT passed in Minnesota. What was stopped was an amendment to the law, where it would have made marriage anything other than one man and one woman illegal. We're still a little bit away from actually legalizing gay marriage (though it is bound to happen, maybe later than sooner).
~ Krishanu
Thanks Krishanu for the clarification--I just put an update on the post!
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