Tonight, it is no surprise that Obama has soundly won Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Obama gave a speech this evening at the University of Wisconsin in Madison that was riveting. It was followed by a speech by McCain that was tired at best. No spin yet from the Clintonistas. It will be hard to spin these results.
But, I am not interested in spin. What really interests me tonight is the color thing, or the absence of color thing. When Obama speaks I am seeing large crowds comprised of young and old and black, white and Hispanic. It is a multi-cultural mass of humanity. It is a beautiful thing. And what is so wonderful is that they are all excited about the same thing. They are excited about Barack Obama. But it is more than him. It is an excitement about how America can be better; how America can reach for the promise that is at our core.
This shared sense of possibility takes us to that dreamed place which is beyond race. When I attended the rally at the Obama speech in Seattle last Friday I was standing with African Americans all around me. We were all talking and laughing and smiling and sharing our enthusiasm for Obama and what he represents. It was and is a beautiful thing. If his campaign does only that one thing it will have a manifestly positive impact on this country we love. If he wins the nomination and the Presidency, it will be transformational.
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