Waiting for the president to arrive at McCormick Place on election night, supporter Ignacio Ayala of Plainfield said he hoped the night would bring some of the same excitement as the rally in Grant Park in 2008.
"I hope it's the same," said Ayala. "That was big."
More than 10,000 people are expected to rally around President Barack Obama as he and his campaign members await election results tonight. Like Ayala, other Obama supporters said they, too, were hopeful that the election results would bring cause for celebration.
Elvin and Nicole Knox, from Homewood, said they had been checking predictions on CNN and Politico all day. Nicole said she had voted for Bush in 2004, and her husband said he had voted for Bush or had not voted at all. Both consider themselves independent.
"Obama, to me, genuinely cares about what it means to govern people," she said.
Many said they believed four years was not enough for the president to accomplish what he set out to do in 2008.
"There's so much more to do, but it feels like progress," said Charles Sucholl, also from Plainfield. "He's really kind of taken the country on the path out of this mess."
Several volunteers from the south suburban Hazel Crest field office said they had been spending the last several weeks campaigning heavily, sending buses to Iowa and phone-banking for hours.
"We have prayed every day," said Joyce Hutchinson. "We know he's going to win."
Hutchinson said she believed the president was not in the office to "line his pockets" or for power, but for the good of the country.
"We need more people like that in office," she said.
Waiting in the lobby of McCormick place, Obama volunteer Ashley Owen, from Chicago, was just hoping she would be able to get credentials to get in. She had a friend with an extra pass and was waiting for him to show up.
Owen was sick on election night in 2008 and was not able to attend the rally in Grant Park.
"This is my chance to try that again," she said.
Jen Fisher reporting for Patch from McCormick Place.
So are businesses that have locations solely in one state. But for a company that has locations in multiple states, they can contract with any isurer in any of the states that they have a location. That's why a company based on the East Coast, with offices in multiple states, could have all employees on Blue Cross/Blue Shield of California. So, if someone living in Downers Grove could get a policy from a California, Florida, or New York insurer, the increase in options would bring down the cost of insurance.
Why didn't all the blacks vote for Herman Caine? Why did 40% of male whites vote for Obama? Why did Linda McMahon not get 40+ % of the women vote in Connecticut in her loss for the senate. It is not color or race sex, or religion, it is who a candidate is and what he or she stands for.......................
BTW...I do see a lot of Mormons here. A friend of my wife invited us to a dinner a few years ago. It seems that she converted to Mormanism and was trying to recruit us to their religion. ANd there is a Morman Chuch here in Orland, so they are around here. And how do you know you don't see any around you? It's not like they wear a big "M" on their forehead to identify themselves.
I think your parents should be in investigated if they are here legally. I mean after all, you did lump all immigrants into one large lazy cheating bubble... Golly, it muat be hard being you... working so much, busting your ass, getting that top education and only being able to afford a beat up toyota...
Mrs. GoodFella, (Seriously? You plagiarized your moniker from the classic mob flick?) it sounds as though you benefited from grandpa and grandma's largesse but learned nothing from their travails. I'd imagine your grandparents at some point were the unfortunate receipients of the kind of intolerance and narrow-minded bigotry that you now espouse. As far as the "best" universities, they generally generally require some modicum of literacy, logic and reasoning as a requirement for matriculation. Perhaps you should consider founding your own elite college catering to the diversity-challenged. You could call it Racist U.
Now, I have to get back to work. Cheers!
Laura you crack me up all day long you jump from blog to blog bantering. I had to turn off my notifications from the Patch! Don't you have a life, are you a frustrated middle aged spinster or are you on company time posting your senseless jibber jabber...hope the boss doesn't find out!!! .. Because I know you don't own a business when would you have time to take care of the day operation when your on the blogs all day... Grab a glass of fine wine and read a book might help with those hot flashes.
Latinos, African Americans, Chinese etc.. are a nationality or race. Mormons are a religion and unless they're wearing their magic under wear on their heads or have "Mormon" tattooed on their face it's not going to be obvious. Unless... Got to give them credit for voting their "guy" in. Can't say that about the Romns. Poor guy couldn't get the gang together and get out the vote. All that money ( not here of course) and he still couldn't buy his way into the white house. He loss to a bunch of Blacks, Latinos, Aliens, Big Bird and don't forget the " we have a voice and we'll use it, WOMEN" Un-flipping believable! These people that God created actually have a brain, the white man just learned something! NO WAY!!! This Heinz 57 man has 3 jobs because the Mormon walks the earth and his God is money. At the 2 part-time jobs I'm the only "white guy" there. I asked my boss why that is and guess what, the white guys felt the job was beneath them so they're the ones on public assistance right now and cashing in on food stamps. Your white collar white man won't sling hash, it's beneath them. I'm doing what I have to in-order to keep the roof over my kids heads and food on the table. Hey white guy, call the Romns and ask him why he sent your job overseas. He loves the foreigners!!!!
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The hubby must be the silent type or none at all. Enjoy your evening alone. Put some ice on it! Night Ms. Laura, My daughter is in her second year at Milikin studying psychology is laughing her butt off at your comments. Shes already diagnosed you. Should we send a bill to your heathllcare provider, oh that would be me and everyone on this blog plus 65 million others. Signing off must get up bright and early to work my fingers to bone in order to keep the economy of America going. Bet your off tomorrow...... Public job, pension HA, teacher that's it! Your going to retire at 90% of the last ten years of tenure. What the deficit for pensions in Illinois smarty pants. By the way the dems have run this state into the ground NO Argument from you or counterparts on that one... Now only try to respond to the last sentence first bet you can't!
Nope, not a teacher or on public dole. In finance, rather like the Mr Romney that you so admire. Difference is, you don't need to export jobs and ruin families to do it. And actually, I'm going out tonight for dinner with my SO. Have a wonderful evening, Terry. You seem so bitter and can't tolerate a smart, productive, high-earning woman. Do try to keep up next time...
Two G-7 economies far more tightly protected than ours, by the government, are floundering: France and Italy. So-called "insourcing" simply makes the country's economy less competitive and leads to higher unemployment. Also, funny no one at the Patch ever talks about the $16,000,000,000,000 in national debt, (only $9,000,000,000,000 when Obama took over), the $1,800,000,000,000 in new money literally printed in the last 4 years, or when Downers Grove will become bankrupt as is projected for 85% of the USA's municipalities within 15 years. I guess the facts are hard to process; it's easier to write platitudes, party lines, and such. When will D.G. declare bankruptcy? 2020? 2025?
I'm not black or latino and I voted for President Obama. I work two jobs and am nowhere near lazy. You don't get over 60,000,000 votes without an awful lot of them coming from white people.
We have a mess, how about everyone work together to clean it up.