My name is Sarah M. I’m 33 yrs old. My husband and I are staunch Obama supporters. At a time when we question our economic future, our Faith and religion (we’re Catholic), the future of our country’s “family values”, and our consciences for being part of a war that is killing so many PEOPLE (not just Americans), President Elect Barack Obama has given us hope (as corny as it sounds). He stands for everything we want for our daughters. He has a conscience. He has created a sense of unity amongst the people of this country, whatever race, religion, or sexual orientation. And I know he will serve our family proud.

My husband is an attorney and I am an urban planner for an inner ring suburb of Detroit. We have two daughters, aged 3 years and 6 months. We have strained friendships and family relationships over this election, but to me it is worth it. Sacrifices for the greater good, I feel. I felt that if I didn’t, for once in my life, take a stand for something I felt so strongly about, that I wouldn’t be able to look my daughters in the eye again.

Great project– don’t even get me started on the “other” Sarah. My happiness over Obama winning was twofold– it also meant that she lost.

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