Oprah in her live show today said:

“I have two words for you, America:  Mister President!”

Adding… to a screaming audience…

“A new day for America!  A new day for America!”

“If this was not the outcome, I’d be doing the show from Northwestern Hospital with a drip today.”

“During this long campaign… I made a vow I would not use this show as a platform. I kept mouth shut, and supported Barack Obama as a private citizen. Today the election is over and I’m UNLEASHED!”

The economists, Craig Garthwaite and Timothy Moore of the University of Maryland, College Park, (GO TERPS!) contend that Oprah Winfrey’s endorsement of Barack Obama last year gave him a boost of about one million votes in the primaries and caucuses.

“We think people take political information from all sorts of sources in their daily life,” Moore tells the New York Times, “and for some people Oprah is clearly one of them.”

That’s good news for Barack Obama, but was it good news for Oprah?

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“Why Young Voters Care Again!”  It’s because the economy is a mess and it’s tougher than ever to find a good job if you’re entering the work force.   So whether you are young like these kids on the cover of the new issue of Time Magazine or any other age, get out and vote tomorrow on Super Tuesday!