As expected Barack Obama has broken historical trends in this election. His victory was gained through hard work and campaign spending. But it happened because of a yearning for change from a wide cross-section of America. Not only has he finally broken the race barrier but he has made superlative gains in places that have not supported a Democrat. He has appealed to rich and poor, black and white, Republican and Democrat because he offers hope that the US administration can rebuild itself at home and abroad.
We hope that this impetus for change can be vested in more than one person and that an accident does not turn Obama in to a martyr.
In the meantime, Obama better take a big shovel to the White House in January.
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