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Unexpectedly, I became a little bit teary-eyed. I was standing at the Ward No. 3 District No. 5 table in School No. 12, signing my name when it hit me. I said to the pollworkers, "You know, I've been dreaming of this day for years."

"I hope you're not disappointed," a nice woman said as she handed me my Democratic slip to hand to the man at the voting machine.

"Nothing could disappoint me today," I said.

Then I went into the booth & voted for an African-American man who might become the President of the United States rather than a white woman who might become the President of the United States. The "X" next to Obama lit up red. I had thought, until last week, I would be voting for a white, male, southern liberal.

When I exited the booth, I said to the older fellow who had taken my ticket, "I don't know if you can imagine how enjoyable that just was." But I think he did. I think they all knew how special this primary election day was on the Democratic side.

(Rutgers women beat UConn, the #! ranked team & like the Patriots formerly undefeated & just as smug.)

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