The Day After Obama’s Iowa Victory:
My friend Baratunde had this great post about Obama’s Iowa victory:
When the results were called, I threw my hands in the air and
screamed. It was a beautiful moment. I texted mad people, and I browsed
for as many stories as my little cell phone screen could show me. One
thing that really stood out: participation.
Democrats had a nearly EIGHTY PERCENT increase in
participation (and 30 percent on the GOP side). This is a great sign
for democracy, and I wanna thank the people of Iowa for rolling out and
representing. I think this also validates Obama’s point about bringing
more people into the process. I asked a friend in Iowa what it was like
for her on the ground. I’ll leave you with her response.
It was amazing. In my particular location, there were 315 people. 121
of us were for Obama. There were people of all different genders,
races, ages, even political parties. I was talking to a family that
were Republicans, but they were changing parties to vote for Obama. At
one point, the person in charge asked who was caucusing for the first
time. A large majority of people raised there hands. A lot of them were
older, and they were caucusing because they wanted Obama to win.
What an amazing victory. I can’t wait to see how this all plays out.