Last night for the majority of Americans of all backgrounds especially for African-Americans and other minority groups was an intensely moving one--one that as Michael Sean Winters wrote will take time to appreciate digest and analyze But it was not simply a profound moment for Ameri

Barack Obama rsquo s landslide victory will require time sink in emotionally and also analytically The exit polls will need to be adjusted to reflect the actual turnout The numbers we had last night were skewed to the Democrats and under-counted Catholics I suspect Still some things are apparent

When I was first invited to contribute to In All Things I wrote as a European envious of what the rise of Barack Obama showed the old continent about the United States Enlightened religion is deficient in piety feeling and popular power while Evangelicals are too prone to give reason the day

OurVoteLive org has an ongoing tally of voter problems nbsp So far 33 545 reports have been made since Election Day began nbsp

This past Sunday I worshipped at St Augustine rsquo s church here in Washington D C It is the oldest congregation of black Catholics in the city The pastor did not preach about the election He didn rsquo t have to The anticipation in the room the smiles the nervousness were all immediately

Happy Election Day My American flag is unfurled on the porch and I will be heading over to the Riverdale Elementary School once the morning rush dies down to cast my vote Of course we know now that there is no more election day Almost a third of the ballots have already been cast by early voti