November 16, 2008
Hooray, I feel over the worst of the jet lag. Never had it so bad, but then I don’t normally have such a crazy schedule and lack of sleep on ‘holiday’. So after a few days of quiet from me and my blog, I’m back in business.  And happily, this election isn’t over....
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Once again - as on so many occasions this election cycle - the blogosphere and the number-crunching experts on sites like 538, DailyKos, electoral-vote et al are way ahead of the game. And the TV networks and even 24/7 news channels like CNN are failing to either be accurate or informative. W...
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I haven’t yet had a chance to search for turnout figures state-by-state and to look at whether battleground states had noticeably higher turnout (or experienced a greater % increase in turnout since 2004) compared to non-competitive states. However, what I have found is a neat post on 538 u...
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I arrive into DC and the first thing I hear on the metro is the guard announcing after the train pulls out of each station: “welcome to the yes we can service …..” Outside the White House, a group of students were chanting “yes we can end genocide (in Darfur)”. And on t...
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The feeling in both Chicago and DC these past few days has been of a people liberated. The end in sight of 8 years of living under the nightmare that has been the Bush presidency. At last a chance to regain real pride in one’s country and fellow citizens, rather than the superficial patriot...
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I was there: albeit at the edge of the Grant Park, Chicago, celebrations. Couldn’t wish for anymore, given we didn’t have tickets to the main section and also had driven for 6+ hours from Cincinnati that afternoon and only arrived at the park after 9pm, having made stops at the diff...
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Despite my love of blogging, I realise there are some occasions when I just want to put away the camera, put down the notepad or laptop, and just be in a moment; focused on it and myself; not on how to report it or capture it for posterity. For me, one such moment was 10pm CST: when CNN calle...
go to article »November 10, 2008
The merchandise sellers were in full force in the streets surrounding Grant Park. And I picked up some great stuff: Obama beanies (hats), a big button with Obama’s image and the words ‘thank you’ on it; another which simply says “yes we did”. But this was all tame com...
go to article »November 6, 2008
“I wish election day would last for 3 days, and election night for the rest of the week.” That was my feeling (and my words to Meghan) last weekend. I stand by that even more now, as I wish to have had more time to do all that I wanted to do on the evening 4 November and subsequently.Â...
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That is a traditional election-time phrase, and one I heard Obama say to cheering crowds on Sunday in the rally at the University of Cincinnati. Â And it has proved so true this time. Â I spent the last 4 days before the election in Cincinatti and its environs - Hamilton County. Â That was ground ze...
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