Obama November 6, 2008

Victory at Grant Park, Chicago: Photos

This post is a little late in the day, I was distracted by a lengthy IM debate on gay marriages. Anyhow, since I was too anxious to be sociable on election night, I skipped election parties in favor of a quiet evening at home, the early part of which I spent performing electoral vote calculations, naturally, switching between MSNBC and Comedy Central, watching Stephen Colbert and John Stewart cry. Kashish, on the other hand, headed for Chicago on Sunday. He brings back these pictures of anticipation and celebration from Grant Park, Chicago. All pictures by Kashish.

Ronnie ‘Woo Woo’ of the Chicago Cubs fame is a popular local figure:

The mother and daughter on the left came all the way from France. Woman on the right wears “Alaskans for Obama” button.

And then, victory!

Heading back home:

The morning after… newspapers sell out fast.

Ah, bliss:

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