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In my non-photographer life, I work in politics. I worked for various members of Congress for the first six years of my working life & now have a job that revolves around what the president & Congress are doing. In my world, election day is not just another day. It's a holiday. A day when there are winners & losers. A day when jobs are lost & careers are started.
I stayed up late last night... much later than normal, furiously refreshing the Twitter (that's @christinasaull if you're interested) feed on my BlackBerry, trying to get the latest results on the races I was actually interested in, which of course were not what CNN/MSNBC/Fox News/anyone was showing (I actually turned off CNN & watched HGTV most of the night, which was refreshing).
I won't get into who won & who lost here... but will say that the biggest feeling I came away with yesterday was one of pride & patriotism (okay, that's two feelings). We are so lucky that we live in a country where every citizen, regardless of race, color, or creed is allowed to vote. We are so lucky to live in a country where we can go vote without the fear of being shot at or blown up while doing so. We are so lucky to live in a country where a change of the political party in power does not mean the whole government collapses.
If you voted yesterday, regardless of who you voted for, thank you. If you did not & are eligible to, I ask you to reconsider next time around. It's the least you can do.

Front Porch Sittin'
Del Ray, Virginia
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Iwo Jima Marine Memorial
Arlington, VA
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Chagrin Falls, Ohio
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Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia
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Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn, New York
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Ground Zero
New York, New York
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Washington, D.C.
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Photo (C) Christina Saull - All Rights Reserved
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