Today starting at 7 am (which would have been 6 pm for you guys) we had live coverage of the election results playing in the Union. The only visual we had was the MSNBC website, but we had radio. Lots of people had classes cancelled. I had an 8 am class and then I joined many others who were camped out in the Union with their sleeping bags listening to the results. Every time a state reported their votes people would stand up and cheer. The few Republicans on the ship stuck together for moral support. I was in the Union from about 9:00 –12:00, when the big news came. Everyone ran to the Union when they heard Obama had just won California, giving him enough electoral votes to win the nomination. It was mass chaos in there. People were crying, screaming, hugging, dancing, and calling home. We were finally able to get a live visual just in time for Obama’s speech. I appreciated his shout out to everyone who was out of the country. It was a really incredible feeling to be surrounded by so many people who truly cared about the election –and over 75% of the students on board support Obama. I can only imagine what the atmosphere at Manuel’s must have been like. I wore my Obama shirt for the rest of the day and got high-fives left and right. Everyone was in such a good mood. What a memorable and historical day.
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