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Originally Posted by Cali Coug

I haven't been this excited about a political victory in my lifetime. Obama beat the odds and knocked off a tough Clinton campaign in Iowa, of all places.

I think there are lots of messages to take from tonight. First, independents are leaning HEAVILY Democratic right now. That may have shifted with an Obama loss tonight towards McCain, but Obama has HUGE momentum now, and independents are likely to continue flocking to his campaign, propelling him to wins in New Hampshire and South Carolina.

Second, people in America really want change. That is bad news for Clinton, who superficially appears to be more of the same, due to her connection to Bill. This could be a tidal wave election, where Obama has a real chance to overwhelmingly be elected as the next president. If a black man can win in Iowa, one of the whitest of all states with a solid evangelical base, from a party attracting more than twice the turnout in a caucus than the Republican party, where can't he win? For the first time in the history of this great nation, the ultimate glass ceiling may be about to be shattered for African-Americans. And, as the excitement about that fact builds, African-Americans may be involved in voting in unprecedented numbers.

This is a historic day, and a thrilling one.

Yawn.

Too much socialism is not a change for the good.