Essays: 2008 Presidential Race: THE CUTOUT

Edith Fowler carries a cardboard cutout of Barack Obama at an official election night celebration for the Tennessee Democratic Party and Barack Obama at the Canery Ballroom and the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tenn., on November 4, 2008.
THE CUTOUT

Edith Fowler carries a cardboard cutout of Barack Obama at an official election night celebration for the Tennessee Democratic Party and Barack Obama at the Canery Ballroom and the Mercy Lounge in Nashville, Tenn., on November 4, 2008.