The “International Electoral College” is an election project from The Takeaway, in collaboration with Global Voices Online, that highlights bloggers around the world talking about the U.S. elections.

This post also appears on Kevin Rennie’s Labor View From Bayside. Rennie blogs from Australia.

One of our TV presenters has just suggested that there was a fair bit of evangelical fervour about Barack Obama’s victory speech. What really impressed me was that he didn’t rev up the crowd. He chose not to join their attempts to turn the slogan “Yes We Can” into a mindless chant. He challenged them with ideas not theatre. His performance was controlled and rational. He is the teacher not the preacher.

For world reaction please see President-Elect Barack Obama: The blogosphere reacts