History

No matter what you think of Barack Obama and no matter who you supported for president, by the end of tonight the United States of America will be the first Western democracy ever to nominate a non-white individual for its highest political office - and that individual is Barack Obama.

With all the veep and superdelegate talk, raw feelings, talk of reconciliation, and even the filing period chatter here in NH, I just think that point deserves emphasis - HISTORY will be made tonight.

On a personal note, as some of you may know, I endorsed, contributed to and volunteered for Barack beginning in Feb. '07, but had to curtail my support - public and private - when I was elected NHYD President in January due to bylaws regarding contested primaries. It has been personally frustrating to stand on the sidelines during the primary calendar, forbidden to articulate the virtues of my candidate or to defend him, but I respected and still respect the NHYD bylaws and the incredible campaign Senator Clinton and her supporters ran here in NH and beyond.

Now though it's incredibly rewarding to be able to finally say ...

"Change is coming to America. VOTE HOPE!"

I'm so excited to elect Barack Obama the 44th President of the United States. Young Democrats, it's time to unite, to rescue our country from John McSame, and together, to make history ...