Who ever thought Senator Barack Obama would win?

[babylonsister]

Not me. But I loved him once I figured Rep. Dennis Kucinich wouldn't. I had to pick someone, and I picked Obama. In January, which is why I was annoying so many people.

I feel justified, jazzed, happy. And I can't stop worrying til Tuesday night, but I am optimistic, as usual.

[Muttocracy]

1. I was originally hoping for a Biden/Dodd ticket or a Biden/Obama ticket

but I'm perfectly happy with the upcoming Obama/Biden adminstration. We had a lot of good choices :)

[FrenchieCat]

2. I thought he would win.

[babylonsister]

6. No kidding, FrenchieCat. We had a tag team going on. nt

[VADem11]

3. I did

I don't know, I always felt that he would be the nominee and then win the general election. Obama just seemed to fit the times better than anyone else plus everyone I knew supported him. I couldn't really imagine having anyone else as the nominee.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. I told my boss in december of 2006 my dream ticket was Obama/Richardson. I came close

and am very happy with Sen. Biden as VP

and yes I always knew he could win.


I did expect Sen. Clinton to run a better campaign, but I always assumed she would lose.

I also expected any repug to lose this cycle.

[blue_onyx]

14. My dream would've been Gore/Obama

I didn't know much about Richardson and had a lot of hope for him. He disappointed me though. He didn't do well in debates/interviews. He also made a few statements I wasn't happy with. I agree with you about Biden. I'm happy with Biden as VP and he'll do a great job.

[knixphan]

5. I'm a Kooch-head too

And we're gonna win this with Barack!!

btw: Kooch for Speaker!

[riverwalker]

7. me

I watched his speech in '04 and said to my grand-daughter "he will be president one day". I never wanted anyone else.

[nevergiveup]

8. When he first announced

I would tell folks at DU not to underestimate him and I would often be laughed out of town.

[blue_onyx]

9. I thought he would win

I predicted Obama for the Dems and Romney for the Rep. This election was prefect for someone new to Washington. I know it's almost cliche now but people really wanted change.

[babylonsister]

11. So sad you missed the arguments on DU. Kidding, not really. Brutal. nt

[Colobo]

41. This place was a war zone.

[sandnsea]

10. I thought it would be a lot easier actually

I still don't know why people have been fighting him so hard.

[Hippo_Tron]

13. Because he's a black guy named Barack Hussein Obama

And that makes him the underdog until the moment he wins the election.

[babylonsister]

17. How cool is this country if they vote for him? My faith will be

unspeakable. Religion, not so much, but a better future? I'm okay with that.

[sandnsea]

18. And?

So?

:shrug:

How can the same people who say everybody has an equal opportunity to achieve turn around and go into hysterics over a black man - and have nobody confront them directly on their hypocrisy.

[babylonsister]

21. No. YOU obviously missed the many posts I made. Go to

obsidianwings.com from hillzoy who has been watching him. There's a very long post about this obscure man named Barack Obama who was interested in working on wonky things, working with other people, and who didn't care about attention at the time. It's dated from 2006. I'd find it for you, but you are an ass. Find it yourself.

[babylonsister]

15. You said a mouthful. What's not to like, and what's the problem?

I don't get it either.

[Hippo_Tron]

12. I was never sure of it by any means but I never counted him out

While Hillary had a seemingly insurmountable lead in the pre-primary stages, I knew from past elections that that can all change when Iowa votes. And Iowa has a history of picking the dark horse over the establishment. And I always thought that his idea of putting together a new coalition was rock solid.

[Patsy Stone]

16. Me. I did.

And I can not wait.

He was my first choice, and I couldn't be happier. :toast:

[babylonsister]

22. So you let me hang in the wind, so many times?

:cry: I was under attack!

It's all good now. Phew.

[Patsy Stone]

32. Aw, sis...

I'd have never done that on purpose.

This place was so bad then, if I was here at all, I went to the KOEB and stayed there.

Sorry you were stuck in the middle of all that. :hug:

[Janice325]

19. Me neither.

I supported Hillary (please don't flame me!) initially, but voted for Edwards in the primary, even though he had dropped out. I had just gotten too tired and depressed at the negativity and nastiness during the Democratic primaries.

Having said that, I have been totally in the Obama camp since his nomination, and I see hope for our country and the world when he is elected. I'm thinking positively and hoping we don't have shit happening like in 2000 and 2004.

[frazzled]

20. Not Howard Wolfson

If you recall, we spent the last several months of the primary having to listen to arguments that the superdelegates should switch, because it was certain this fella, Obama, could not win in November.

I felt fairly certain from the beginning that he was a unprecedented political talent and that, if he could get the nomination, he could win.

Okay, let's not put a jinx on this.

[Quixote1818]

23. I predicted he would win it long before he had the nomination. I have proof too

My Proof:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Quixote1818/6

[babylonsister]

25. "He is not a lawyer" HA! And yes, you did! nt

[Quixote1818]

26. At the time I didn't know that much about him

Wish I could take that part out.

[babylonsister]

27. No worries.

There are so many people who knew so little about him, and instead of researching him, they spit stuff out that wasn't true. I'm glad the truth is finally out there.
And you were kind.

[rebel with a cause]

33. I have supported Obama since 2004.

I left the DU for a while in early 2008 because I got tired of the fighting and being flamed for my support of him. I came back when there were only a few left in the debate and had an ignore list of about 25 for several months in order to maintain my composure. I always knew that Obama was capable of winning it because he is just that good.;)

Now if I can only keep myself together for two more days, then it will be okay.

[babylonsister]

37. Wussy. You left me hanging.

And this was my first primary on DU. Oy! It was brutal.

[rebel with a cause]

43. My daughter made me do it. ; )

I am a wussy!!! My stress level got too high and I was having heart palpatations like crazy. I gave in to her orders and took a break. When I came back it was on the sly. She knows I'm here all the time now, because so is she. :7

I was here in 2004 for part of the time, more so on the Clark board and then here. My heart was stronger back then. And yes it was more brutal this year, I think.

Forgive me for leaving you hanging like a Florida chad in 2004.

[babylonsister]

45. I'm still here despite all the ignore lists I was on. And my own.

:P

[rebel with a cause]

47. You were never on my ignore list.. ROFL

I kept putting some of my people back on, until they were no longer with us. I remember that you and several others were the only friendly posters I had for a long while. There were others who were just supporting their candidate and that was okay. But some people......... :7

[BlooInBloo]

24. I didn't until some time after Super Tuesday....

And it'll be confirmed after the coming Super Duper Tuesday. I suppose it makes a kind of sense.

[SweetieD]

28. I didn't think he could win. But I've never been so glad to be so wrong! :)

[alphafemale]

29. Something told me I was looking at a future President when he spoke at the 2004 convention.

I'd heard about him and was impressed before that...but his keynote address.

:wow:

Kerry was the nominee...but it was like being at the altar and suddenly realizing you were in love with the "Best Man."

[babylonsister]

34. I didn't realize until tonight he wasn't even a senator in 04. Whoa!

Yes, a state rep, but Kerry gave him an awesome opportunity. I didn't realize how big this was.
And I imagine Dick Durbin helped. Someone did, because he kicked it out of the park!

[alcibiades_mystery]

30. I told my students two days after the 2004 Dem Convention

That guy is gonna be President. I knew he would win the day he announced in Springfield.

[lojasmo]

31. I did.

When I heard him in 2004, I said "he's going to be the next democratic president."

[wiggs]

35. These guys...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBk32JsV9l8

[Wiegee]

36. As soon as I saw the New Hampshire "Yes We Can" speech

I knew that this was the candidate I would support. I remember back in February, talking with an African-American classmate, who said that she thought support for Obama, especially among white people, was just a fad. "Just you wait," I told her. We made a $1 bet. I am pretty damn sure I'll win it, but I don't plan on collecting. Having Obama in the White House is more than a prize enough. What a long road it's been - but what a journey!

[babylonsister]

39. Welcome to DU, and thanks for supporting Obama. It has been

a journey, and one for the history books.

[rebel with a cause]

38. I had already met him before the 2004 convention and was

volunteering for him. Not bragging or anything.

Okay, yes I am. I feel so down tonight because I have had a lousy day that I need something to feel good about. Forgive my feelings of superciliousness. ;)

Edited to add: okay, I feel guilty now. I was lucky enough to have volunteered for him here in Illinois and to have met him on his trips down here. I had never been politically active until then and I really enjoyed my time being so in 2004. It was my swan song I guess because now I am not healthy enough to be so. I knew he was special the first time I met him and I am just happy that any one here that goes to his rallies has the chance to see him close up also. Go Obama....Go DUers...

[No Passaran]

40. I was for Edwards, then rooted for Hillary in NH until I heard Barack speak in SC

After that, I knew he was the real deal

[ROh70]

42. I didn't think so until he won Iowa.

I also was in favor of Al Gore prior to Obama's emergence.

[Born_A_Truman]

44. I did!!!

And I tried to convince others that his keeping the campaign positive would be good. He was right!

[progressive_realist]

46. I didn't until the Repubs picked McCain.

I started supporting Obama in January, but I thought it would be a tough fight to win. But when it became clear McCain would be his opponent, I knew Obama would win. McCain is and always has been thoroughly unlikeable to reasonable people once they get to know him, and is despised by the Republican base for entirely different reasons. He never had a prayer of winning. Which is not to slight Obama. Obama has run a flawless campaign. But I still think the real struggle was against Clinton, not McLame.