Today is the big day when all our hard work pays off. In my heavily Democratic school, excitement is rampant. Yesterday, every time the election was mentioned, cheers went out across the room featuring more than a few "Yes We Can"'s. Four years ago, the final poll said Bush 48 percent, Kerry 47 percent. The final election poll had Obama at 54 percent and McCain at 42 percent. Still, we aren't ready to announce mission accomplished just yet. After letting the last two elections slip from under our fingers, it seems the closer Obama gets to the White House, the more possible it becomes for McCain to win. It turns out that the supporters of the candidate so popular for his message of Hope are quite weary of open optimism.

Personally, I check Pollster and RealClearPolitics constantly, as if the race changed every five minutes. I think the importance of today's election is just sinking in. As I was working on my US History homework, I realized that future generations will have numerous new chapters to study all based on what happens tomorrow.

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