Unexpected Matters

Things have been absolutely crazy.

Yesterday, some delegates and I went to Manual High School in Denver to talk with some students about the convention, being a delegate, and politics in general. There were some students that were incredibly interested in the process. Overall, they expressed an overwhelming support (out of the ones that had an opinion) for Obama.

And then the convention.

The roll call became epic when New Jersey, New Hampshire, and ARKANSAS voted unanimously, with all of their delegates, for Senator Obama. The crowd went crazy; it was such an expression of unity. None of us were expecting Illinois to pass its delegates on to New York, and further, Senator Clinton's appearance on the floor to propose we nominate Senator Obama by acclamation was a complete surprise. People all around me were in tears.

Bill Clinton: he inspired like his wife did the night before.

And then Joe Biden spoke. And I'm not even going to go over how amazing it was because all of America watched it intently on television.

When the convention was let out and I was going down the stairs, I saw a group of guys in suits yelling upwards at the crowd. As I walked closer, I realized it was the entire team of news correspondents from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. They were incredibly friendly and didn't have much of a crowd surrounding them. Quite a shame I forgot my camera charger.

Well tonight is the speech that will affirm everything that has happened this past week. I almost worry about it sometimes because the expectations are astronomical. His 2004 keynote is how he acquired national recognition so quickly. And 4 years later, he is back to accept the Democratic nomination.

But, given how this whole week has been, I'm sure he'll surprise us all.