US Election Watch - we'll be here for a while!

[taliac]

After the success of the all day / night London Election party we had earlier in the year, who fancies one for the US election?

Lots of nothing news so far from the US - some polling stations have long queues, but others don't! John McCain says tomorrow he "will be the President of the United States!" Sarah Palin is "very optimistic!" Hilary Clinton is predicting a big Obama win! Obama has been playing basketball!

Its going to be a good one..

Now what happens in the UK. Did Gordon Brown stay up all night? What does he have to say about this?

What about Prop 8?

The bible-thumpers are prevailing so far, unfortunately. Still a long ways to go, though.Stupid bible-thumpers

Really? How awful

lol - Alaska only just finished voting!

Well done Obama!

We're Blue, Blue Blue here in CO. Yeah. There'll be some happy people at work tomorrow, including me. Roll on Jan 21, 2009. Will be a truly momentous day. Remember this day guys, where you were and what you were doing (hopefully not working like me ). I even let my ds1 watch the results. He's gone to bad a very very excited little boy.

Gee, I wonder who Alaska voted for?

Ali! Welcome to the party. When they called CO, I shouted "Go Ali"!!

Thanks Dooney . I'm sat here snuffling silly me. I already emailed my boss and said my work may not quite be up to parr tomorrow am lol

It WAS because of you that Colorado got it right this time, you know. If Indiana pulls through, then it is SB's boyfriend's doing. You have to admire the logic in my world, don't you.

Cool, it was my little boys who persuaded their buddies at school. I love your logic.

Oh, before I go to bed, I just want to share a little story:

We were walking around downtown this evening and DS (3) was asking why there were so many people. I was explaining that we were going to get a new president and that people were very excited. I reminded him that he had met Obama and that Obama is very famous now. DS looked at me, thought for a bit and said, "So, is he like Ronald MacDonald then?"*

I love your logic, DOoney!

Perhaps I should mention that DS has met Ronald MacDonald at my work events. He thinks we are good friends

CF sadly the bigots seem to be winning in other areas . However, let's live in hope tonight that things will change for the better. And on that bright and very optimistic note, fellow expats I bid you goodnight and let's all raise a "wee dram" to our new and wonderful 44th President to be - I give you Mr Barack Obama - YEAH.

Yooo hoooo. Barack Obama is the new US President, with 338 electroral votes!

wow I can't believe it
I'm so shocked
And jealous!
And a bit wistful fir hilary
Wow What a morning

Hurrah!

Congratulations to America and well done for making a marvellous decision

Any one else notice how reluctant the networks were to call the states for Obama? I came home from a PTA meeting at midnight expecting the usual frenzied exit poll analysis and wishful 'looks like/could well be that CNN/ABC are going to call X state for Y' - and it was so muted.
All holding their breath? Suspension of belief?
Is he eloquent or what?

He won all the 7 votes in Iowa!

What a night for the baby to sleep through!

Did I miss much??

(hmmm, 648 messages, suspects she probably did. Goes back to read thread / check news..)

Oh look. Obama landslide. Sounds like it was brilliant.

Bugger.

Good morning all
Couldnt sleep last night so I watched for a while then when Ohio was declared I was satisfied.

America is a new place today.