I've never before experienced anything like tonight, and I doubt anything will match it for quite a long time. It's too late to say anything articulate. It's been quite a day. Rest assured, though, there will be pictures, videos, and commentary tomorrow.
Good night from Chicago!
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Yes They Did.
I'm reading the headlines now. CNN has one: "Jesse Jackson Breaks Down"
At one point, a camera found Jackson deep in the crowd, weeping. Only when they zoomed out did it become apparent just how private that moment was. There was no one else around him. Quite a moment!
Look at the statistics, and you see the problem with democratic voting. Obama wins 53% of the popular vote, but receives 67.5% of the electoral college votes. I don't mind the outcome, but I sure wish that the percentages were a bit closer.
The 1924 U.S. presidential election is similar. Calvin Coolidge won with a 54% plurality and 382 electoral college votes.
But nothing compares with the Kennedy election of 1960 where the popular votes were tenths of a percent apart, but the electoral college split 303-219.
Hope you took lots of pictures, Nick!
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