NBC News Havana Bureau Chief Mary Murray tried to capture the atmosphere in Cuba on the night after the U.S. Election with this blog post at MSNBC. The simple message: the average Cuban hopes that life will be better in Cuba after President Obama takes office.

Murray cited a number of examples like this one:

Housewife Rosa Llanos heard the news on short wave radio and thought about her daughter and grandchild living in South Florida. She wants Obama to stick to his promise to lift current U.S. restrictions that limit family visits to once every three years.

The Bush Administration's hardline policy with Cuba over the last eight years has brought about little democratic change in the island nation. Cubans, both in the U.S. and in Cuba, are anxious to see how how the new U.S. President reshapes U.S. relations with Cuba...


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