New Challenge Awaits

Barack Obama must now win over all those doubted him, if he is truly to be the uniting piece that our country has long sought. While the election was considered a landslide, more than 40 percent of people still voted for the opposing candidate.

No Change in This State

Once again Pennsylvania goes Democratic, and this time so does America. Starting out as a long shot candidate in a party that was more than likely going to elect another Clinton as their potential presidential candidate, Obama came to the forefront and won this election in a landslide. Winning by more than 11 percent in a state, Pennsylvania, that was supposed to be a contest just goes to show how big of a landslide this election truly was. Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and the Democrats were able to mobilize and energize voters across the nation and it sure paid off. Congratulations and best of luck.

As Expected, Problems at the Polls

Lines that run more than two or three hours long and polling sites that run out of ballots, what has our political process come to? I don't know how someone can take a few hours out of their day to wait in line to vote, but it is absolutely absurd that in our democracy that people must wait this long. As an American citizen it is our right to be able to vote. And how are we expected to vote if our polling sites run out of ballots? These seem like some genuinely standard things but after all this time we still cannot get it right. Maybe in four year?

Politcs At Its Worst

Propoganda has appeared on the streets of Philadelphia, some of it stating that election day is on Wednesday Novermber 5th. Other information has been released throughout the mostly black neighborhoods of Philadelphia stating that if a voter has a past criminal record they will be detained and jailed at the polling location. This type of advertisement is a last minute effort by Republicans to disrupt the political system in order to gain an advantage in a state they trail. This just goes to show how scary politics really has become.