Monday night I went to Obama's last rally before the polls opened in Indiana...I was considering doing this, but when I heard Stevie Wonder was going to be there I stopped considering and went to my local Obama office (which Derek and I have been feeding) to get some VIP tickets. Derek was too tired to go, so I ended up attending by myself. Since I had arrived early, I got to set up camp 30 feet from the stage against the low metal barricades that separated the crowd and the press corp. This means I was interviewed a couple of times. My favorite interview was by a Scandinavian team that seemed to be enjoying themselves quite a bit. It was odd yet encouraging to see the world press in Indiana en mass. Speaking of the press, it was predicted that Hillary would win this state with a wide margin, but it looks like we gave her a tight race- barely a 2% lead. I personally am proud that many members of my family voted for him yesterday, even a parent (I'll let you guess which). Several rural counties that have been Republican bastions in past elections went for Obama as well. This is as good as win for me. My hope is that the Democratic Convention will be an example of prevailing democracy rather than the prerogative of an accustomed republic.
My Man Stevie!
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That's pretty cool!! AAron and I are kicking ourselves that we couldn't go with you. I'm glad that you had such a great experience
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