How Will You Spend Election Night?

[eaprez]

Hosting a vote counting party? Going to one? I am going to the local dem office or to my sisters to watch the returns. I've already asked to be off on the 3rd in case its an all nighter.

[sr_pacifica]

1. Watching returns with a couple of friends. n/t

[Catch22Dem]

2. Um...shitfaced.

[El Supremo]

3. In church praying. n/t

[Was_Immer]

12. DITTO for real! God Bless John Kerry!

[LiberalAndProud]

14. I will join you in prayer -- really.

[El Supremo]

19. You may want to change your quote from what Bush said to what Kerry said.

[blackcat77]

4. Running a chat for my politics board

It's become an election night tradition for me.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

5. on the edge of my seat biting my nails till they bleed

[MaineDem]

6. At Dem HQ waiting for results to be phoned in

And celebrating with our great volunteers!!!

[Ediacara]

7. I will be driving to Denver

And once there, I'll be drinking plenty of Champaigne with paleontologists as we watch Bush's concession speach, and Kerry's acceptance speach. Highlights of the evening will be the election of Ken Salizar and Brian Schweitzer.

[ramapo]

8. Feeling sick until shown otherwise

n/t

[txindy]

25. You're supposed to be mad_as_hell not nervous_as_hell!

;) I'll be feeling much the same, though, I admit it! :toast: That's one of the reasons I'm going to be on DU. You all helped me make it through the conventions, the debates, and all points in between and since, so there's no other place I'd rather be. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[NEDem]

38. Same here.

If it weren't for DU I'd be even more of a nervous wreck than I already am.

[xultar]

9. I'll be on DU with a bottle of Champagne @ my side and one in the fridge

I won't be watching the returns. I'll get the news from you guys. I will not be mentally stable enough to watch the whores report.

[merbex]

10. Copley Square,Boston

Kerry has applied for a permit for election night;if he gets it I'm there with about 20 of my closest friends

[Clinton Crusader]

11. working DNC phones-day //praying, worrying, drinking-night

:kick:

[Bronco69]

13. I will stay home long enough to find out Kerry won.

Then I plan to head to my favorite watering hole and drink and laugh while bush* is giving his concession speech.

[Guava Jelly]

15. slamming beer

either to celebrate or to drown my sorrow

[msongs]

16. at local dem HQ..............like when clinton won 2X n/t

[LittleClarkie]

17. GOTV by day,

That night: whereever I can find a bunch of fellow travellers who are also staying up all night is where I will be, probably crying through part of it, like I am right now.

This campaign has been very emotionally intense for me (like I'm the only one, eh?)

[Green Mountain Dem]

18. gonna take a .....

weekender (Cialis) early Tues AM, put some Champagne on ice in afternoon, thaw a couple of 12oz Ribeyes and a dozen Jumbo prawns, fire up the grill early evening.....and let you write the ending??

[LVdem]

20. Directing local TV election coverage...

So i'll be up on the current results.

[NoPasaran]

21. At the Austin4Kerry/Travis County Dems VICTORY Party

At the Driskill Hotel. Kind of a ritzy joint, but we've earned it.

[txindy]

22. Here on DU with CSPAN on next to me

My kids will be running in and out of the room every two minutes or so, saying, "Did he win, yet? Did he win? Did Senator Kerry win, yet? Can I have a lemonade? Did he win? Have they announced it? He's poking me! Make him stop poking me! Can I have an orange? Is Jon Stewart on live tonight? When are they going to say Kerry/Edwards won?" Oh, yeah, a calm evening. ;)

[Raenelle]

23. With rented DVDs--no TV. I'll check in at DU every 15 minutes or so

to see how things are going. But I WILL NOT listen to any of the cable talking heads. Maybe ever again.

[laruemtt]

24. doing yoga and meditating

while i'm not on the phone with family in florida.

[cally]

26. GOTV until 8 pst

Then the more active volunteers will have a celebration party. We all just decided tonight that we want to get together that night even though we'll be in different places when the polls close.

[heidiho]

27. Wish I Could Spend It With All of You

Since you have been my rock for the past four years.

Here at DU you have allowed me to keep my sanity when everyone else was losing theirs.

You kept me informed and educated so that I could discuss politics intellectually with everyone I meet. I'm not afraid to go one-on-one with anyone.

I sincerely hope we will all stay wired to each other after the Kerry Victory.

In some small way, I believe we made it happen.

[tedoll78]

33. You bet.

I agree.. DU has kept me sane in the seemingly darkest of hours. I suspect that should Kerry win, we'll be turning our focus to the Senate as our court nominees fight for their floor votes. Just wait until Stevens or O'Connor steps-down.. just wait..

[SilasSoule]

41. Stephens, O'Connor and Rhenquist

[omnithrope]

28. "altered" and glued to the teevee

and rocking back-and-fourth

[tedoll78]

29. I'm going to a small party.

We'll have snack foods, t-shirts, blue candles, an an electoral map on an easel. I'll also have the 2000 State-by-State and County-by-County results on-hand so that I can see if Kerry outperforms Gore in certain states, regions, etc. And a chart of state-by-state poll closing times.

It will be a very nerdy lil' get-together. My favorite kind.

[rocktivity]

30. I'll probably be with Air America, a bottle of bubbly, and thou

on DU.

The only question will be if I'll be drinking out of :party: or :cry:

:headbang:
rocknation

[Tweed]

31. Drunk

[milkyway]

32. Going nuts. A television remote in one hand and a mouse in the other.

My attention never on one thing for more than 5 seconds, I'll whip myself into such a frenzy that my wife and kids won't want to be near me. A strong sedative might be necessary.

[liberal N proud]

34. GOTV campaign indicates that the work will not be over until the polls

close on the west coast.
No party until then.
Unless shrubby concedes.

[AwakeAtLast]

35. Passing out the Margaritas

and then just passing out!

:toast:

[Nashyra]

37. GOTV until the polls close

Then with friends and familiy with other local Dem election workers and the central committee waiting for the results of my own school board race.

[UrbScotty]

36. More likly than not, at home with DU and the TV

But I might go out with friends.

[RevolutionStartsNow]

39. I'll be in Ohio

When the polls close, we'll probably go to a local bar or restaurant and watch the returns. I will also have my Treo fully charged so I can check in here -- I imagine the site will be busy busy busy but I want to celebrate with DU!

[GOPNotForMe]

40. Regime Change Party!

Remember the celebration scenes at the end of the Director's Cut of "Return of the Jedi"? Consider that my neighborhood :)

[deadparrot]

42. Feeling sick to my stomach, then crying hysterically, whatever the result.

[Hans Delbrook]

43. Working like crazy during the day..

doing all the GOTV stuff then drinking heavily that night. Works for celebration or....the unthinkable.

Besides if I have a killer hangover at work the next day people will leave me the hell alone if the worst did happen.

[SW FL Dem]

44. Poll watching until the polls close

then home on the couch with my family and dogs and a bottle of wine. Hubby and the kid will have to go to bed at a reasonable time. I will be up for the duration.

[frank frankly]

45. stuck at work!

DAMN i wanted to drink and swear and pass out happy when JK kicks Dubya's ass.

[telex54]

46. Here...

With lots of this going down...

:beer: :beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

...just in case things don't go well. And if they don't, in a drunken rage this will probably happen...

:argh:

14 days and counting... :toast:

:kick:

[Doohickie]

47. Hopefully I will be on my way back from San Antonio

After having watched my son's high school marching band in the Texas state marching band contest for the second year in a row!

(We'll find out at area competition Saturday if they will make it to state.)

[Moonbeam_Starlight]

48. I am driving a van for 12 hours that day taking people to the polls

so I probably won't get back to my house until 8 pm (central). I am only going to be with my husband and daughter and I will be biting all my fingernails off waiting on the returns.

[Doohickie]

52. Well, if my son's marching band doesn't make it to San Antonio,

maybe I'll work some GOTV myself....

[Robbie67]

49. Drunk

[Contrary1]

50. I will drink

myself into an alcoholic stupor and wake up to a new president,
instead of the same hangover I have had for 4 years running!

[crispini]

51. I'll be working at my polling place all day.

Thankfully no electioneering there as I'll be with a bunch of Repugs.

Then, it's off with the ballots to the election office. And I hope someone in my area will be having an election party. Because I will need to be getting blind drunk with my Democratic homie. :D

[DrFunkenstein]

53. Biting My Nails, Then Having Great Sex

Anyone know a bar where hot liberal chicks hang out?

(just kidding)

(but if you know, tell me!)

[disneyboy]

54. Playing Anthems

If Kerry wins i will play LA MARSEILLAISE to high heaven. As well as other anthems.

[Oak2004]

55. I'll likely be campaigning at the polls, then going to an election party

though not sure which one. Probably, it will be the VT Progressive Party party.

[NAO]

56. Hanging the "Operation American Freedom - Mission Accomplished" Banner

[Lugnut]

57. I'll be here

With DU just like I've been for the past 3+ years. I have a bottle of asti chilling right now in anticipation of the celebration. My gut tells me we will be celebrating!

Hey! If GWB's gut can tell him things so can mine. :)

[Silverhair]

58. At Home. Playing Poker on the Internet.

One of my four computers will be on one of the news sites. The others will be on poker sites. Each computer to a different site. Might as well make some money.

[DaveinMD]

59. not sure

normally, I'd go to the party's at the dnc or the local party. But with my wife being pregnant, I don't think she'll have the energy for that.