Election night - "Yes! We! Can!"
At 9 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, bedlam erupted in the Salt Lake City Radisson.
Chanting "O-Ba-Ma" and "Yes We Can," Utah Democrats cheers the news - declared by the major networks - that Barack Obama had gone over the top in the delegate count and would become the 44th president of the United States.
People cheered. Others cried.
"I've got goosebumps, man," said Utah composer Kurt Bestor.
The cheering continued for several minutes, between more news from the TV screens and a speech by the Obama campaign's Utah director, Suzanne Gelberman.
More cheering erupted when the networks called Colorado for Obama. Many Utah volunteers drove to Colorado to help campaign for Obama, and Gelberman said the win in Colorado would not have happened without Utah help.
Gelberman encouraged the Utah Democrats to keep fighting. "If a black man with a funny name can be elected president of the United States, I have no doubt you can change politics in Utah," she said.
Chanting "O-Ba-Ma" and "Yes We Can," Utah Democrats cheers the news - declared by the major networks - that Barack Obama had gone over the top in the delegate count and would become the 44th president of the United States.
People cheered. Others cried.
"I've got goosebumps, man," said Utah composer Kurt Bestor.
The cheering continued for several minutes, between more news from the TV screens and a speech by the Obama campaign's Utah director, Suzanne Gelberman.
More cheering erupted when the networks called Colorado for Obama. Many Utah volunteers drove to Colorado to help campaign for Obama, and Gelberman said the win in Colorado would not have happened without Utah help.
Gelberman encouraged the Utah Democrats to keep fighting. "If a black man with a funny name can be elected president of the United States, I have no doubt you can change politics in Utah," she said.
Labels: Barack Obama, politics
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