Rockin' the ElectionPeople weren't the only ones excited about the election. Dogs, cats and even squirrels jumped on the political bandwagon in the last year.

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Like the President, 6-year-old Gretzky has lots of hope: He "hopes the kids will drop food on the floor, he hopes someone will take him out for a walk, he hopes that someone will sit down to pet him," says his mom Kristen Findley. "Ever the optimist, he is an Obama dog."