A Year Long Presidential Race Finally Give Democrats Smiley Faces

Van Nuys- Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate a victory of Barack Obama, the democratic candidate of this year’s presidential election on the election night in Van Nuys near the intersection of Van Nuys blvd and Vanowen. The parking lot of Jon’s market near the celebration place is filled with people who want to enjoy this inspiring moment in the U.S history. Almost a yearlong presidential race finally gave senator Obama the victory and his impressive victory means a lot to many of the American citizens.
James Choi, 32, a Northridge neighbor said this election absolutely matters to him. “This year’s election received its attention for a lot of reasons because it was Obama vs. McCain, white vs. black, conservative vs. liberal, war in Iraq, economic reasons. I think it’s encouraging that people were more interested in this matter and I hope this interest continuously exist for future elections as well,” said Choi.
He recently moved into this area about four months ago and he didn’t get a chance to register in time. “I couldn’t vote this time, but I still came here to celebrate because this election means a lot to me.”
He counts the proposition 8 issue and the change of government as the two most significant issues for this election. The fact that an African American was running to election with a great chance of winning it was certainly a historical moment to Choi. “It was definitely an amazing moment when Obama won the election. I think it implies many things about the future of this country although I can’t really say what those implications are in certainty,” said Choi with a blush on his face.
Next to Choi, Grace Silver, 31, a mother of two-year-old girl is holding her little baby Katie and heading towards the celebration party. She decided to visit here tonight to show her little daughter the greatest moment in American history. “America is ready for a change. We can’t have Bush’s policy for the next four years again and a VP who doesn’t even know what a VP does can’t help this country grow,” said Silver.
She was happy with the fact that many young adults were involved in this year’s election. “They are the future leaders of this country so I wanted to see change in America. It’ll probably be the biggest election going down in history,” added Silver. She is especially interested in proposition 4 because she is the mother of a daughter. Proposition 4 is one of the ballots which deals with waiting period and parental notification before minors’ have an abortion. “Teenagers think they have a right to make their own decision and they don’t want their parents’ guidance, but teenage girls can be very emotional and not be able to think and decide rationally. I think proposition 4 can help these girls in a better way” Silver said.
Eunice Chung, 25, just moved to California several months ago from her hometown in Texas. “It was my first time to register to vote and I’m so overwhelmed by people’s participation and passion about this election,” said Chung. She also pointed out that this presidential election was a historic moment of the present age and she is happy to be a part of making the history. She said she has a big plan to celebrate with her friends tonight.
“I was so tired of current government and I’m so glad that things will be changed from now on,” said Chung as she raised both of her arms to the sky for the sign of victory.