This is a time of hope and promise. All day yesterday, I watched as people brought their children to the polls.  Last night, the reality of what our country had just done began to sink in. Here are two of my favorites stories:

About 1 a.m., my daughter Sara called. She was on U Street in Washington, scene of the riots 40 years ago. Last night, a multi-racial group gathered to celebrate the Obama victory. “We are dancing in the streets,” she said.

In Richmond, VCU students watched the election returns outside the Siegel Center. Then they marched down Broad Street to the Capitol.

Where they sang “The Star Spangled Banner.”

One of the untold stories of this election is that it brought our young people, the Millennial Generation, into the political process. They truly will change our country.