Election Night

I have to say that I was pretty sure who was going to win this Presidential race, so I wasn't all that stoked to watch the race...plus I had homework to do. I find it so odd that the popular vote can be so utterly close, and yet have the electoral votes be such a landslide. I know we've talked about this, but it's still so weird. I kind of just ignored the popular vote tally because it was sort of a false hope. The morning after, my dad said something along the lines of, "We lost", and that he was worried about the nation. I said that that's probably what half the nation was saying when Bush was elected, so it's their turn, I guess. Change worries people, and since that's what Obama embodies, he's intimidating. I know that I have a hard time with change sometimes....but I'm also aware that change is necessary for progress, and this nation could certainly use some of that. Besides, if he is a truly horrific president (this is JUST an IF situation), the government will correct itself and find someone who it thinks will correct the situation. It'll be really interesting to see what will happen in the first few months of the new year.

ps- what was the deal with the thrown out votes? I heard somewhere that the votes from soldiers in Iraq were late in getting to the polls, so they were discounted? Is this true/possible?