It’s after 2 a.m. and yes, I’m obviously still up. I can’t seem to close the lid on my PowerBook. The house has finally gone dark, save for the glow of my favorite computer.
Despite the polls I was having a hard time believing Florida could go blue this year. But here you have it from CNN:
If you look at the little peninsula under the “m” in Tampa on the map, you’ll be looking at Pinellas County. Hillsborough, the county immediately to the east, went for Obama by a narrow margin (one or two points the last time I checked). My Pinellas peeps favored Obama by nine points. I’m officially surprised.
I’m also a little surprised by the results in Orange and Osceola Counties, the patch of blue just east of Hillsborough, in the middle of the state. If I recall, Orange County was a pretty close split in 2004, but I have a hard time not seeing it as pretty damn conservative – my impression from living over there for a year in the mid-1990s. We lived there during the 1994 mid-terms, and I remember a lot of celebration over the GOP take over of congress. That, and it seemed the local news was REALLY in the tank for the GOP. Did you see that youtube video of an Orlando station anchor asking Biden if Obama was a Marxist? It fit my image of Orlando news.
Ah, but the icing on the cake is hearing Tom Feeney lost his seat in the US House.
All in all a two point win statewide isn’t exactly a rousing endorsement from my fellow Floridians, but it’s enough to make me happy.
I am so happy! I keep tearing up randomly because it just feels so wonderful. I’m so proud of all of us. The right decision was made. I’m so very happy!
Cheryl, how are you feeling? I hope you are all better by now and that John and the kids have let you do alot of resting!
Sorry about the insurance company. I hates mine too! Worthless. I keep telling my husband I want to go to a real insurance company but the premiums are so much higher for us. Sigh.
But forget that for the rest of the week! WE have a new President!!!!!!!
Thanks for delivering Florida, John. Well done. :-)
I still can’t believe we won… even all the bad news (marriage amendments in CA, FL and AZ, ridiculous gay adoption ban in AR) it was a very good night.
I messed up with the popular vote, but the election turned out as I expected — with the exception of Georgia. Kristina says that’s one thing she likes about me, my wide-eyed, unabashed optimism. :-)
Obama’s win is just wonderful news. And now the hard work begins. I don’t think any president in history has faced such a daunting task.
But together, we are mighty!
Florida and Ohio! OHIO! I lived in NE Ohio in 2000 and 2004. In a very red, well to do town. We were castigated for our Kerry sign. Ohio…. my God. Obama has a mandate. God speed to him now.
Found you via Stephen.
Florida came through! Hail to Florida! I’ll never badmouth a palm tree again!