Primary Elections in USA

I have the privilage to be in USA, following one of the most exiting primary elections in the last years. It is amazing to see how people participate in the election of their next presidential candidate.

In Austin, I was outside (imposible to get in) one of the debates between Senator Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton. It felt like a triumph of democracy. Thousand of people went out to the street to chear for their favorite candidate. Mainly students and afroamericans cheering for Obama, who moves crowds like a rockstar. Mainly women supporting Hillary, who were less, but more organizaed and noisy. Each supporters on different sides on the streat, with there banners, there drums and there hopes.

Obama people chanting "yes we can", Hillary people answering "Not a plan". Both pationate, but peaceful. Both convinced that there candidate was the best, but respecting that others had a different point of view. Both they had in common that they went there freely, no one went for money, for a job, but because they had a conviction. The same conviction that takes many people to volunteer to work in the campaign, to donate there money (Obama has raised $ 75 million with donations of less then $ 100)and to support there leader. They have heard their candidates debate 20 times (yes 20!), so they know how they acted in the past, there values, their stength and weakneses and which there policy will be.

And this is the primary election, once this is over they will unite to join forces to try and have a Democrat as President. They will face a Republican and all its support. The issues will be different and maybe more agresive, but it will be a new feast of democracy regards of who wins. What a great privilage to be able to choose who will be the next presidential candidate in a democratic way.