I am truly happen that Barack has won. His election means so many things to this country. The fact that he is African American and soon to be our president shows that as a country we have matured. Hopefully his election can help heal the wounds that we as a country have inflicted on so many. I believe that he is the right man for the job and I have hope that his time in office will help to turn our country around economically. I hope that he is a peace maker and helps to restore respect for us as a country around the world.

Congratulations President Elect Obama, you have worked hard and have earned it.

The reason that I support Barack Obama is his main message – Change. I think the country needs change. I am not proud of it but I did vote for Bush both times and now regret it. He took our country from having pretty good relations with the rest of the world and a surplus of money to the most hated nation in the world and the biggest deficit in our country’s history.

McCain is a little Bush and Hilary is the Dark side of Bill in my opinion.

Obama says what he means and means what he says. He voted against the War in Iraq and is against special interest. He wants to get into office and make things better for people like me – a middle class man trying to take care of his family. Out of all the candidates he is the one who’s beliefs most closely match my own.

While he has a lot of good qualities he is not perfect. I see him slowly caving on getting the troops out of Iraq. I understand the reasoning behind not just pulling the plug on the operation but at the same time I have not heard a precise plan on how and when they will be able to come home. But out of the 3 candidates I believe that he is the one that will eventually bring them home the quickest.

Now on to the email I received:

Dan –

I have some very exciting news.

My good friend John Edwards is endorsing our campaign and joining our movement for change.

We’re here in Grand Rapids, Michigan — and if you receive this message in time, you can probably turn on your TV and be part of the moment.

I’m deeply honored by John’s support. He is a true leader who dedicated his career to improving the lives of ordinary Americans.

John ran a strong, principled campaign for president, focusing on a number of important issues where we share common ground — universal health care, bringing our troops home from Iraq, and eliminating poverty in America.

The way he ran his campaign was also important. He ran in a way that reflected our shared conviction that we need to fundamentally change politics.

Like our campaign, John’s campaign never accepted donations from Washington lobbyists or special interest PACs.

Let’s welcome John Edwards to the campaign with an outpouring of the kind of grassroots support that is bringing our political process back to the people.

Make a donation of whatever you can afford now, and if you choose, include your own note to Senator Edwards. I’ll make sure he gets them:

https://donate.barackobama.com/johnedwards

Thank you for all that you’re doing,

Barack

The thing that stood out to me in his email is how he makes a concerted effort to outline the areas that where he and Edwards are aligned – Universal Health Care, Bringing the Troops Home, Poverty, and the fact that both of them do not accept donations from Lobbyists of special interests. I find his final sentence in that group particularly revealing:

Let’s welcome John Edwards to the campaign with an outpouring of the kind of grassroots support that is bringing our political process back to the people.

Hhhmmm, interesting. – Welcome him to the campaign…

How would an Obama/Edwards ticket perform against a McCain ticket? I think it would do pretty good. In fact I think that it would do a whole lot better then a Obama/Hilary ticket. If Obama chose Hilary I would be disappoint because I do not feel that she is aligned with what he stands for and would just bring more of the same into his campaign and Presidency.

I have to be honest with the fact that I am not that familiar with Edwards and what he stands for. What I do know is that he is a previous Democratic candidate contender and people are familiar with him. I think that combing Barack Obama’s momentum along with John Edwards as Vice President can take them all the way to the White House. I would feel completely confident with Edwards on the ticket with Obama.

I am not usually this charged about Politics and this is actually the first post that I have ever done on any of my blogs that is politically based. There is just something about Obama and his message that gives me hope that if he is is elected that he can make things better. I do not get that feeling from any of the other candidates. In fact when I think of any of the other candidates in office I get a sinking feeling that things will only get worse.

I believe that we need change in this country and that Obama is the best candidate to try and get that change accomplished.

OK, political commentary over…

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