for ten years, the spaceneedls languished in a dark political purgatory, surrounded by soulless social conservatives.then we moved to the pacific northwest, and into the light.
today was caucus saturday in washington state, and the spaceneedl family walked to the polls amongst a horde of like-minded liberals. it was glorious.
the crowd converging on our elementary school was astonishing. boisterous. celebratory. democratic turnout across the state overwhelmed nearly every caucus, surpassing previous records by double and more.
they ran out of sign-in forms, then chairs, then standing room. people packed into every nook and cranny, while children wove in between.
before the vote, everyone agreed that democrats were lucky to have two strong presidential candidates to choose from.
then nearly everyone went for obama.
it wasn't even close.
just the day before, obama supporters packed key arena past capacity, while 3,000 more looked on from outside. it was the largest political rally in state history.
governor chris gregoire officially endorsed the illinois senator earlier in the day, adding her voice to the obama chorus.
today, some clinton supporters played the gender card, saying it was time for a woman, this woman, to be president. what about hillary's, uh, electability problem? nope, doesn't exist, they insisted.
i disagreed, agreeably, but vowed to support hillary, should she get the nomination.
then, to a younger woman wearing a barack button, i said, "but i hope it's him."
it's time to move into the light. all are welcome.
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