In high school gyms, small-town churches, and McDonald's drive-thrus across America, over 130 million Americans voted in this week's presidential election. Thousands of citizens documented their experiences on camera and shared them with the world here on YouTube to commemorate this historic event.
Marking the end of an epic and exhilarating election season, the videos on the homepage today include clips that chronicle the excitement of the big day, and capture the euphoric reactions to Obama's election as the next President of the United States. Jubilant Obama supporters celebrated everywhere -- in their living rooms, in front of the White House, even half-way across the world -- and produced records of their experience that they can one day show their grandchildren.
Over 2,000 videos (and counting) have poured into the Video Your Vote channel thus far, which is where YouTube and PBS teamed up to collect videos capturing the American voting experience. Each one is plotted onto a Google Map, painting a fascinating and important picture of what took place on Tuesday. This record will exist far past this election, allowing you to search and find videos uploaded near your home - and to experience how historic November 4th, 2008 was for America.
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Cogradulation Barack Obama for our victory . I already knew you will be our first Africa America President . I sent you and Michelle a bag and Pillow with you'll wedding day. And I was working hard so that Barack Obama would be our next president I gave everything on that even my life . I knew he had to be because everybody knows we needed a change and change it is . I want to say thank to all the peoples who made it happen we had the dream and we made it work see what would happen when evryone is pulling together. and we did it together. and Obama is going to need our help more so now than he did then. Thank you for letting me be a part in making history.
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burchbrenda1@bellsouth.net have move to burchbrenda@gmail.com please make notes of it I have lost contact with the Obama campaign since last date of October 31,2008. I have move to burchbrenda@mail.com I am sorry for the inconvience. Thank you for understanding I like to keep in contact with all of you Obama Supporters for all over the world.