Barack Obama's supporters screamed, punched the air and leapt up and down as news came through that the man they had campaigned so hard for, the Democratic senator from Illinois, was now president of the United States! It is just so amazing to see so many people coming together for our country. Chicago has been home to celebrations.
Obama's mother-in-law, Marian Robinson tells PEOPLE. "We all had our little laugh, our little enjoyment when he said it. It was like, OK, that means it's true." By the time CNN made it official, Obama's uncle Robinson adds, "Everybody was quiet. I can't tell you how subdued it was. We weren't like the people in the stands - you know, yelling and screaming."
