I’m an Scottish student living in Glasgow, but by virtue of my American mother, I have dual citizenship. I’m registered to vote in Pierce County, where my grandmother, a staunch Republican lives. For years she’s complained that she and my mother cancel each other’s votes out; now, my vote tips the balance towards to the Democrats.

Despite living in Scotland, I have a good track record at seeing the candidates speak. In 2004, I was working in Porltand, OR for the summer when John Kerry came to town. This summer, I was traveling around Europe, and by coincidence was in Berlin for Barack Obama’s speech. Kerry’s was fun to be at, but in retrospect, pretty forgettable. Obama is a great public speaker, and the atmosphere in the Tiergarten was electric. I never thought I’d be in the middle of Germany with 200,000 other pro-American Europeans. The difference from when President Bush had his state visit to the UK in 2003 is impossible to over state.

Late tomorrow night, I’ll be watching the results with friends. I’ll be the only one who has voted, but I doubt anyone will be even slightly less excited than I will be.

Iain

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