Opinion: 2 days left but Obama celebrants take to Washington streets

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Do you think this crowd is happy after the opening celebration of the Barack Obama inauguration ceremonies on the National Mall this afternoon?

Typical of the kinds of spontaneous celebrations breaking out around the city. One Obama chant erupted on a shuttle ferrying passengers from their plane to the terminal at Dulles International Airport Sunday afternoon. (And it had nothing to do with the Redskins.)

And if you want to see excited, scroll down or click on the ‘Read more’ line below to see another exclusive MM video of what happens when the about-to-be-president’s motorcade passes by in Washington these days.

--Andrew Malcolm

Talk about spontaneous. We were about to eat dinner when the latest exclusive Ticket videos came in. So here they are. Bookmark us for free coverage of the Obama inauguration and the new administration. Register here for cellphone alerts on each new Ticket item. RSS feeds are also available here. And we’re now on Amazon’s Kindle as well.

Ticket videos by Michelle Maltais (Scroll down for more)

President-elect Obama’s motorcade passes by a cheering crowd on Washington’s H Street Sunday night.

Ticket video by Michelle Maltais