I See a Gray State, and I Want to Paint it Blue (Come on, NC!) – Updated!
NC still hasn’t been called, and it’s 8:30am the next morning, but I have hope. Obama and his campaign won an incredibly well-oiled ground game here in my state. It was something to see, because it felt like Barack, Michelle, and Joe were here every other day. There were Obama-related events here constantly, and many of my friends were heavy volunteers throughout the campaign. NC is up 11,000 right now. It’s not enough to call, but even though Obama has won the nation, it’s important to a LOT of us that he wins NC. We worked hard for it. We want it.
That map is what I fell asleep to, and it’s the same map I woke up to. From the NC Board of elections:
McCain/Palin (REP), 49.40%, 2,097,531 votes
Come on, NC. I wonder if there will be a recount.
Take a look at some wonderful images my friend Massimo captured in downtown Raleigh. He must be thrilled, as he can’t vote in this country.
One more thing: I’m thrilled Libby Dole lost to Kay Hagen after that tacky “Godless” ad. That was tacky, tacky, tacky. People who hit below the belt shouldn’t win.
And last, a stupid video Jake and I made last night at our election watching party before the election was called:
Props to Jake for the title. He was singing Paint it Black this morning, but with the word blue. Clevah!
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Update: 
Comment by parental unit
November 5, 2008 @ 10:01 am
I’m thrilled to see my apolitical daughter has finally come in to her genetic destiny – political. It was an amazing evening and I hope you get your wish in North Carolina. The places you’ve settled have apparently all at least tried to convert – IN, MA, NC. There’s something peculiar in GA, a lot of early votes still out. It’s hard to know what’s actually going on. But however this comes out on the edges, the center is a solid mandate – exhilarating!. Now for the doldrums of Après Bush – sigh…