I am 17 years old. I can remember sitting on my couch in front of the tv, while my mother made us dinner, and we watched John Kerry. I was insprired by his speeches, and inspired by the Democratic Party. I was the only 8th grader in my junior high school who had a real opinion on that election and when John Kerry lost, I was devastated. I was 13 and my candidate had lost to a terrible man, George W. Bush.
Tonight, I sat on that same couch in front of the television, this time with my mom, and my dad, and we wacthed Barack Obama deliver that great speech that he just did, and all three of us had tears in our eyes. My dad, who voted for Hillary, my mom, for Obama, and their 17 year old son watched as we became a part of history.
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