Originally Posted by ylwjacket

No, I'm saying half of the country voted for him, and half didn't. Europe was euphoric, because they hate conservatives.

So, you, the half of the country that voted for him, and the Europeans may have "hope".

However, there is still a large portion of the country who is not caught up in the rhetoric, and has a wait-and-see attitude.

So, you can not make statements like "everyone has more hope in their lives". Obama has very little, if anything, to do with how much "hope", whatever that means, that I personally have in my life.

I hope the guy does well. He seems to be off to a reasonable start. But there is not much that he will do that gives, or takes away, hope from my life.

Is that clearer?