America Rebooted

If you happen to watch any of the news channels here in US you will see nothing but teary eyes, jubilant youngsters, dreamy eyes, pumping fists and hopeful faces. This is after the defining moment when they chose a African American to the highest office in united states. People here have been reinvigorated and have started to believe that America is still the land-of-opportunity.

But i feel pundits are making more of this than it actually is. I believe its more about choosing the right candidate to set alright the things screwed up by a pathetic incumbent administration. People are frustrated by the current administration and they are hungry for a "Change" that Obama promised them. Also, McCain ran a lacklustre campaign with no clear and constant message. Interesting question would be what would have been the result if we had an equally strong republican candidate? Would color-of-skin mattered then?

I guess Obama gets complete credit for a long and hard campaign. He ran a organized campaign keeping the message constant. He utilized the incompetency of the current administration to mobilize people against another term of Republican govt. The Obama campaign team also strategised the voter registration and as exit polls indicated most of the first time voters voted for Obama.
This election is surely a historic event and seems to have rebooted America to do what they are best at - be the Superpower!

PS: I do have a Nov 5 edition of USA Today. Wondering how much it will fetch me on eBay :)