Success

To the best campaign team and volunteers in the history of politics. The best. The best ever...
Thank you for believing all the way, through every hill, through every valley.
Barack Obama, 06/11/2012, Chicago, IL

And so, here I am. Contemplating and computing the astounding victory. The progress of four years that will not be wasted. The incredibly hard work of thousands of people across Virginia and the United States that paid off. The belief that America isn't a country just for the wealthy; but a country equal for all - where opportunity exists, where people can follow their dreams with whomever they love, where government provides a helping hand to those in the most desperate of need.

Its still sinking in the magnitude of the victory. Out of all the major swing states, Romney won just one (Florida, yet to be called, looks like it'll go the right way way). That is astonishing. Ohio, Virginia, New Hampshire, Colorado - all of these states saw how important the President's message was. As I watched the  results come in - completely worn out from one of the most hectic four days of my life - I knew that America, and the world, would be a better, safer and more open place in four years time.

In every single precinct in Fairfax that I worked closely in for two months (bar one) the margin of victory for Obama actually increased. Phenomenal. This was replicated across Fairfax and other important parts of the state - offsetting Romney's increases on four years ago in Republican strong holds. This victory is, in my opinion, almost solely down to the ground game. For over a year, Organizing for America has had a presence in Fairfax - building neighbourhood teams, contacting those who's votes we could turn, persuading our supporters how essential it was they came to the polls. Hundreds and hundreds of volunteers gave up their evenings and their weekends to make calls and knock on doors because they saw just how important it was. And their hard work and dedication paid off. 

I am utterly proud to have been a small part of this historic moment. I gave everything I could to re-electing the President because I believed that, not just for the US but for the world, his victory is what was needed. I worked late, I started early, I knocked hundreds of doors, probably made a good few thousand phone calls. Some days, it was hard and I wondered why I came all this way. But Saturday to Tuesday - that was my reason. The buzz in the office was like nothing I'd ever experienced - here were hundreds of people who gave up just a couple of hours to join forces with people who shared their values; taking ownership of an important cause. To be able to share in that feeling - well, it'll be hard to beat.

There are so many people I want to thank, so many people I wish I'd had an opportunity to say goodbye to. Unfortunately, in the hectic wake of Tuesday night - rushing out with food and water to the polls to keep people in line - I missed the chance to do so. They won't read this, but I want to thank them anyway. From the bottom of my heart. For making me welcome, for understanding why I needed to be here, for giving me the belief in myself that I could make a difference. They made this happen. They are the core of what President Barack Obama believes in. They are what keeps America on the right path. They are my friends. My family. They are people I may never see again. But they are people I truly, deeply love. And I feel incredibly humbled by them all.