Obama Victory
Well done America, you have lived up to the promise of democracy and elected a black president. The polls showed that they is what should have happened but no one was sure that an Obama victory would actually materialise on election day.
From very early on as the results in so called competitive states were announced it was clear that Obama’s strength had not dwindled on Election Day. Once Pennsylvania was called in favour of the Democrat, television commentators had a hard time trying to make the election result seem uncertain so that they could maintain viewer’s interest at 3 O’clock in the morning.
Many have said that the fact America can elect a black president shows to many in the ethnic minority community that anything is possible and that hard work and ability to guide a person to the top.
Who would have thought that the most powerful person in the world would be a black man? There are of course those who are unhappy about this prospect; some because they did not buy in to the Democrat’s tax plans or healthcare policies, but some simply because he is black.
Their wiring was not built for such a phenomenon and whilst most will come around to the idea, particularly if Obama delivers their brand of change, others will simply see everything he does as wrong.
Looking at various news reports a majority of the America seems proud of itself, they took a bold step and one which automatically makes the wider world view them in a more favourable light.
It was increasingly clear that Americans were tired of being disliked and the threat of further 9/11 attempts made this a high price to pay.
Inside Obama’s head there is now the challenge of living up to the expectations and promises which were made during the campaign. A dismal failure will put back the election of a second person from an ethnic minority a few decades or even longer.
The thing about Obama is that he could actually achieve what he said he would. His policies were detailed, scrutinised and attacked but he won and everyone now knows what there are.
Implementing them with a strong Democratic Congress and Senate should be reasonably straight forward, particularly in the early days, during his honeymoon period.
On the basis that these policies are sound, there is every chance that they will have the desired effect and lift the economy and fortunes of the middleclass. A softer foreign policy positioning should illicit greater cooperation from other world leaders and help to achieve the goal.
The world is changing and I think for the better.