Politics & Government

University Place Woman Says Obama's Victory Was A Statement: "They Can't Have It Back"

Jennifer Haberman - who an election night party for Derek Kilmer in Tacoma - spoke immediately after President Barack Obama won the election.

Jennifer Haberman says President Barack Obama's election Tuesday night was pivotal for the direction of this country.

"Honestly, I think that there's an older, more conservative part of this country that realizes that they're starting to lose control, and they want it back," the University Place woman said while attending a victory party for newly elected Congressman Derek Kilmer in Tacoma's Hotel Murano.

"We just made a statement to them that they can't have it back."

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