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[remindmeofthe]

You know what I love? The posts I'm seeing from people on my friendslist who don't care about politics, or have an aversion to politics, who are all fired up after the Democratic Convention. This is awesome. People need to care. Apathy helped bring us eight years of Dubya. But it looks like Obama is waking people up and making them think, and that's so exciting.

Obama is right. This country could be great, and believe me that is not a sentiment I am too familiar with after almost a decade of being embarrassed to be from here. It could be, though, but that's not going to happen unless people start caring. We need a President who can make people care.

I think I'm actually feeling optimistic. Cautiously so, but still. I can't wait for November fourth. I can't wait to vote.

Comments

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

I'm a little worried about the impact of McCain's conservac--t, but the three nights of Hil, Bill and Obama definitely brought me around and I was a slightly disgruntled Hillary supporter.

[timeofnoreply.livejournal.com]

Oh, I care quite deeply about this election and I have for a very long time. I just choose to not speak of politics much on my LJ, because most people speak more eloquently of it than I can.