"Yes We Can" More Than Just a Campaign Slogan

The frenzy and excitement of possibly having an African-American President will climax tomorrow evening. For weeks polls have shown Barack Obama with a significant lead over rival John McCain. CNN's latest has a 7 percentage point lead. Black America is on the brink of mass hysteria, a nation-wide street filled celebration of victory, freedom and hope.

At this point John McCain will have to pray for a lightning bolt of brilliance to strike him in the next 24 hours, or pray for a major calamity in the Obama campaign. His downward spiral began after his September statement when Wall Street collapsed, that the "fundamentals of our economy are strong". Soon after he said that the fundamentals of the economy are "at risk".

Obama's campaign was strong, it had to be to withstand the challenge of formerly presumptive winner Hillary Clinton, to overcome negative ties from Obama's past, to overcome racial differences and doubt about a black leader. Over time, Obama impressed voters with his words and eloquence. The idea of change has come to mean many things to different people.

"Yes We Can" is positive message implying that there is hope, there is victory, there is success that is within reach. It encompasses all races, and backgrounds. For black America it also means, "yes, we can also work in a position where no black man has worked before, there are no limits on what we can do". The slogan sends a message from Barack Obama to fellow African-Americans that there is no longer anything that can really hold people back. It sends a message of intense pride of a race. The very electing of Obama in itself could have the effect of mass motivation, not just for blacks but for anyone, anyone who sees obstacles to overcome in life to succeed.

In ways, his speeches have been idealistic in vision, but the first order of business will be to handle the top priority of the economy, and peoples' personal economic crises. With an Obama Presidency there will be the most dramatic change perhaps ever. Not necessarily so in direct policy changes in the immediate years, but certainly it will mark a national attitude change about race and image. It will create a pride that all Americans, and outsiders can appreciate.

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First Draft Election Campaign Slogans

For the Progressive Conservative Party (a few added from comments)
Danny Williams double 0 7 (from commenter npc) Williams for Premium (npc) Danny & Hebron Oil Go With the Flow For a Bitter Newfoundland & Labrador Vote PC At 76% in the polls, You Know What to Do Just Do it!	The PC Party. It's a gas gas gas (npc) Danny Williams Afraid of nothing (npc) Deal or No Deal I'll Even Bring the Cod Fishery Back Ye Can All Come Home Now Like, What ev er!? Just Vote Already I'm Infallibull
For the New Democratic Party
Our Father Who Art in Heaven Hallowed be Thy Name ...	Free Everything for Everyone
For the Liberal Party
Thy Kingdom Come Thy Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven ... Danny's 5% Equity Steak in the White Rose Expansion is Just Boloney I Can Take Danny in an Arm Wrestle Vote Liberal. Drinks are on Us Perfume & Panties for the Ladies Ye Can All Come Home Now, My Ass!	So the PCs Got a Secretive Hebron Memorandum of Understanding - Big Deal! We Did Get the Voisey's Bay Deal. Even Danny Said that was Good. So There! We Got the Upper Churchill for ya, Didn't We? Liberals Will Complete the TLH We Booked the Queen for a Visit to The Big Land

Other tossed election Slogans

Possible 2007 Election Campaign Slogans

For the Progressive Conservative Party
Re-elect Williams Vote for Sequalization Vote NBC - Nobody But Conservative Vive le Terre-Neuve-et-Labradore Libre We're 75% in the Polls, Just Do it!	For More of the Same Vote PC Won't Get Fooled Again Down with Harper Vote Danny Give'r
For the Liberal Party
If By Some Flute a PC Scandal Happens We're Better than Nuttin' Reid My Lips No More Taxes We'll Get Our 2 cents Worth in Don't You Worry We Don't Have Much to Offer, But What Are Ya Gonna Do	Come On, Give Us a Chance, Really For Half-decent Opposition, Vote Liberal We Won't Procrastinate on Signing Deals You Just Wait Your Mother or Father Always Voted Liberal, You Know You Want To
For the New Democratic Party	For Either PCs or Liberals
To the Left, To the Left It's Time for Coupons It's Time for Respect and Decorum in the #%&@ House of Assembly	For Honesty in Government Vote Lorraine Michael, otherwise Vote Us. It's Time for Change... Cash, Cheques, Trinkets, Spending Allowances

Other suggestions welcome.