While I remember little things about the 1988 presidential election, the first one I paid some semblance of attention to was 2000. I was seventeen, and probably would have voted for Nader had I been about five months older (yeah, that'll show 'em!). That election was a mess and a half, but to me it was really just a big joke about how dumb the people of Florida were.
In 2004, I was probably the only person in my 8:00 MWF Structural Steel Design class that voted for John Kerry (maybe I was just the only one dumb enough to admit it). While it looked like Bush had narrowly won the state, it wasn't totally clear what the result from Ohio was going to be that Wednesday morning, and I was almost mocked by my classmates for suggesting that the votes just be counted, and that would be that.
Damn, but it feels good to have a presidential election with a clear winner right away - and it feels even better to have it be my guy. And even if my vote didn't help Obama in the electoral college, I can take a small bit of pride in having contributed to that crushing popular vote total.
Oh yeah, and only two and a half months until we can hear that sweetest of phrases, "former President George W. Bush."
Yes we can,
Regis
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