Election Day 2008

As we all know, the 2008 elections made history. To be honest, I am just glad they are over with.
Since I have been in London, I have seen and heard more news coverage about the US elections than I would have back home. I am not saying that there is more media here than back home about our presidential election… it is just easier to escape it back home.
The labor party is in power right now in the UK which means that most of the people living in London are liberal. So when people ask me where I am from in the US, they hear Texas and automatically assume I am conservative and then want to start a conversation about politics (mainly Bush, McCain and Obama). They then usually let me know that they are Obama lovers and how aweful McCain is.
I couldn’t even count how many times people would ask me who I was going to vote for (like it was any of their business anyways!). This happened all the time and now I am hoping that people won’t be so interested in it now that the elections are over.
On Election Day, everything went on as usual until about 10:00 pm. Everyone in the house/hotel became glued to the TV. I, on the other hand, had a test the next morning. So being the studious person I am (haha), I was off studying in my room. This became a mixed blessing for me. Instead of being increasingly frustrated about other people’s comments on the results of the election, I was able to concentrate on something else and not even hear who won until the next day!
Here’s to the next four years!