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The morning after

All eyes and ears have been tuned into the elections up until November 6 which all culminated in a big night of the announcing of the new president. While the night had many celebrations and gatherings all over the country, the morning after offers up something different.

On one end of the spectrum you have the Obama campaign team that won. The night after winning they celebrated together and finally saw the fruits of their labor after more hard work than you can image. But the morning after, campaigners had to pack up and figured out when they were going to head for home (though not before this thank you speech from Obama)

On the other end, you have the Romney campaign that did not win.  The campaign will spend the next day reflecting and casting doubt on what they could have done better. But not for too long-they have to pack up too since many campaigners spend a lot of time in other cities.

Of course the media has continued talking about it but at a much lesser rate than the day before. They did the math and compared it to past elections.

Articles are being written about the political savvy of Obama.

And people are already talking about the prospects of 2016 and 2024 elections, throwing out names like Clinton and Booker.

But more important than all of this is people will have to start thinking about the world again.

Mayor and Governor campaigns are starting to pick up the pace.

#Sandy has left more devastation than ever imagined.

The ed system will get back to its bargaining and organizing for rights of teachers in schools and the lives of students who need support.

People all have to get back to work because the economy definitely won’t stop. For the lucky campaigners, they may stay on the campaigns with a paid position, but not most.

And as for you and me, we all had to be back to work the very next morning. Even if we did stay up the full night watching to see how things turned out.

The irony is that no matter how important something is, how much time it takes up, and how many people are watching, the morning after, most people have to move on.  It’s a skill that is very difficult but worth getting better at.