Election has changed history, demolished internal barrier

Editor,

I had my skepticisms about the way the country would act once in the privacy of the voting booth. This was a long time overdue. The election of Barack Obama has just rewritten our history books. This is the story of America: the underdog.

We have constantly fought the barriers and criticisms of countries of the world, and now, within this election, we have demolished a barrier within our own border. The scrutiny that Obama was subjected to was unlike any other presidential nominee in history. And he overcame it unlike anyone else could have. This man has allowed the American media to strip his name and life to shreds, and tonight a reconstructed painting of a man has emerged on the top of the world.

The way he handled all of the negativity gives a sense of a man that will not break in the face of hard questions or harsh criticism. This election has brought together a nation, hoping and striving to create a movement to bring the oppression of our past to an end. The feeling of being a part of this monumental day is something that I don't know if anyone can yet accurately describe.

Angie Poss

UNM student