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Change is Coming Tomorrow…No Matter Who Gets Elected
November 03, 2008

So, after two long years, the campaign that seemed to go on forever will finally come to an end. And while my support for Barack Obama is well known, I think we can all be happy that whoever wins, the country will set out on a new course, one free from George Bush, Dick Cheney and their disastrous administration.

This has been a campaign marked by many firsts…not just the ascendancy of an African American major party candidate, but the acceleration of the rise of women in both parties toward an eventual and hopefully permanent destruction of the glass ceiling. Because of the excitement and passion of the primaries, we now have more people registered and involved than ever before. Early voting has allowed millions of people to cast their vote when they might otherwise have been shut out of the process…by some estimates, more than 27% of likely voters had cast their vote by yesterday. And, throngs of young people have been motivated to participate in the political process like it was the 1960s all over again…so, no matter who wins, all of this is great for democracy…with the real winner being our nation.

For us political junkies and students of the process, there has also been an incredible, game-changing group of firsts…the Obama campaign showed the world how to use technology like never before…much like Clinton redefined campaigns with his “war room,” Obama’s campaign created a virtual war room with the use of the internet, email, YouTube and the brilliant use of texting. He also reinvented political fundraising, doing it better and with more depth and breadth than ever before. Obama and his team understood America, what they wanted…and what they needed.

A new President will be elected tomorrow. It will create an exciting and long overdue change for our country. So, whoever you support, I only ask one thing: make sure you vote, make sure your friends vote…being involved in the process gives you a stake in our nation’s success, and that’s a great thing, no matter who wins.

Posted by Michael Kempner at November 3, 2008 12:40 PM