Election Night
Anticipating long lines, Gauss voted early, but I headed to my polling place, the nearby elementary school, on Tuesday. It was full, but I only had to wait in line for about 10 minutes. People were happy to be there, smiling as they walked in, and walking out with a little bounce in their step. It’s such a simple thing, but voting always makes me feel powerful. I love that the “I Voted” sticker here is in English, Spanish, and Chinese! When Gauss got home from work, we put our little portable TV on the kitchen table and watched political commentary as we made dinner. Exit polls leaned toward Obama, but nobody was making a commitment until our polls closed here at 8:00 p.m. I didn’t dare to hope too much. Then a flood of returns came in, eastern states going heavily to Obama. When the networks called Pennsylvania for him, we started to get excited. Then, when they called Ohio, we went ballistic. Our guy was winning! If we had been back in Minnesota, we would have been spending the eveni