Obama held his last rally tonight in Manassas, Virginia in front of 85,000 or so people and revived the chant Fired up! Ready to go! (video below).
It was bittersweet. It's all over. Well, the rallies anyway. The fight is over. Now it's up to the voters. It will be a shame if we let this opportunity for a transformational leader go by the wayside.
It just can't happen. I believe Obama will be an extra-ordinary president. He will bring the leadership that's been missing for so long. He will bring the talent, the smart people that we've been in desperate need of.
I can't say that I didn't do my part. I've made calls and blogged my head off and so many others gave so much more to this campaign. People who could did what they could. So many are so invested, it seems Obama can't possibly lose. What else could've been done? It seems everyone involved in the campaign put their hearts and souls into it.
With that, final voting advice: Visit http://VoteForChange.com, call 877-874-6226 or text VOTE to 62262 to find your polling locations. Check out these fabulous pics. Here's hoping for a Hallelujah tomorrow.
In a part of the country where the Civil War was fought over issues including slavery, the first black nominee of a major American political party ended his presidential campaign Monday night.
Democrat Barack Obama chose the Prince William County Fairgrounds to make an election eve pitch to voters as he wound down his battle with Republican John McCain.
And supporters of the Illinois senator came to the site outside Manassas in droves. As many as 85,000 people braved chilly temperatures to hear their man.
“Virginia, your voice can change the world tomorrow,” Obama told the crowd.
For at least four hours before Obama’s appearance, attendees steadily flowed in, rising up a hillside topped by the message “Vote for Change” spelled out in capital letters like the “Hollywood” sign in California. They rubbed shoulders with an army of security personnel, which included Secret Service agents, and Prince William County and state police.
Some Redskins fans even skipped the team’s Monday Night Football game against the Steelers to attend, a sure sign of devotion in the Washington metropolitan area.
Guy Allen and John Mickle, however, found a way to merge pigskin and politicking. The friends from Woodbridge came to see Obama, but they wore ’Skins jerseys: Allen sporting a white No. 89 Santana Moss model; Mickle, a No. 82 burgundy Antwaan Randle El replica.
Allen, broker with One Stop Realty, said he initially supported New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, but he came around to Obama’s side. He’s for the people, Allen said, not the “fat cats.”
“Enough with the fat cats,” the 52-year-old said.
