Well, maybe not directly. But consider this interesting argument, advanced by Farhad Manjoo in yesterday's Slate.com: Obama galvanized record numbers of black voters across the country, including California. The African-American community strongly opposes gay marriage by a much greater margin than any other ethnic group (and certainly more than whites). Had Obama not inspired historic numbers of blacks to vote, there's a very real chance that Prop 8 would not have passed.
Food for thought.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
My Political Dilemma
Nearly two months after I donated to the Obama campaign, my magnetic bumper sticker finally arrived in the mail. Yesterday. The day of the election. So, do I put it on the car now, after the election? Or does that make it look like I'm gloating?
We had an election party last night. The kids got to stay up to watch the election returns come in and they enjoyed it as much as I did. Alex would cheer like it was a football game when states were called for Obama.
I must say I was really impressed with the careful attention the kids paid to the election. Simon's class had a mock election yesterday and he was one of the few that voted for President-elect Obama (sounds nice, no?). He said he talked to a number of kids and asked why they voted for John McCain. According to Simon, they all said, "that's who my parents are voting for." He was very proud that he had specific reasons for voting for Obama. First, "I like that Obama wants to help the poor people and not just the rich people." Second, that he thought it was good to have a black president. Third, "I really like Joe Biden." In fact, that third reason seemed to really be the clincher for him (and I don't think he was just picking up on my visceral dislike of Sarah Palin): he really loves Joe Biden. And, come to think of it, don't we all?
As for Eva, she didn't manage to stay awake until the election was called. So, the first words out of her mouth this morning were, "Who's the new president?" She ended up being very happy it was Obama (she had been a John McCain supporter before, but she seems to have switched. Apparently she was unfazed by all the William Ayers business).
Life is good.
We had an election party last night. The kids got to stay up to watch the election returns come in and they enjoyed it as much as I did. Alex would cheer like it was a football game when states were called for Obama.I must say I was really impressed with the careful attention the kids paid to the election. Simon's class had a mock election yesterday and he was one of the few that voted for President-elect Obama (sounds nice, no?). He said he talked to a number of kids and asked why they voted for John McCain. According to Simon, they all said, "that's who my parents are voting for." He was very proud that he had specific reasons for voting for Obama. First, "I like that Obama wants to help the poor people and not just the rich people." Second, that he thought it was good to have a black president. Third, "I really like Joe Biden." In fact, that third reason seemed to really be the clincher for him (and I don't think he was just picking up on my visceral dislike of Sarah Palin): he really loves Joe Biden. And, come to think of it, don't we all?
As for Eva, she didn't manage to stay awake until the election was called. So, the first words out of her mouth this morning were, "Who's the new president?" She ended up being very happy it was Obama (she had been a John McCain supporter before, but she seems to have switched. Apparently she was unfazed by all the William Ayers business).
Life is good.
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