NPR is right now replaying Barack Obama's victory speech from last night:
But on this January night, at this defining moment in history, you have done what the cynics said we couldn't do.
I count myself as a cynic, although being equally cynical about my own predictive powers I don't presume to say what will or won't happen in a close election. But certainly I was as aware as anyone who is not a starry-eyed Obama supporter of the barrier that Senator Obama faced in attempting to win an electorate that is 93% white, 2.5% black, and largely rural.
But last night Barack Obama won a decisive victory in that state, and another 30% of the vote went to the first serious female candidate for the Presidency. Whatever happens from here on out, inclusivity in America won big last night.
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