Obama just doesn't seem like a politician, though. Although brain tells me differently, heart is seduced by his heroic charisma and oratory. Plus, he *is* a 'liberal' with 'socialist' tendencies, scary as a lot of US voters find that. I just hope and pray that it all works out in his favour. He may not be able to accomplish all he promises, but at least he offers hope.
I won't feel safe until it's definite, though. I can think of several times when I went to bed confident that 'my' candidate had it in the bag, but woke up to some gobsmacking rightwing horror show. Sooo, all digits plaited...