US Election Night 2008

It's 1 AM, and we're only in the early hours of election results--but Obama was just projected to win swing state Pennsylvania, Illinois, Delaware, Massachusetts, DC, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

This exchange just happened on BBC:
"Do you think it's all over?"
"Effectively, yes."

That was a Democratic commentator, granted, though an immediate 84 to 34 keeps me hopeful.

I'm staying up till Ohio is called or 2 AM, whichever comes first.

Actually, in the last two minutes it's gone up in favor of Obama 103 to 34 electoral college votes.

This is epic, people.

What impresses me so much is the fact that the whole world is watching the US right now--and everyone is essentially counting on us to not screw up this time.

"C'mon, we gave you two chances. Third time's the charm!"

The tragic part is that nearly half of the American population probably doesn't even realise the fact that people around the world are tuned in and actively trying to understand our election process. Our decision matters in this world and could inevitably make or break our stance as a superpower.

I'm glued to the BBC's coverage right now, so I'll leave you with a photo from here in London: