Christie, de Blasio Win Big; Tea Party Loses in Virginia and Alabama
Too cool to pay attention to politics but still need something to talk about at work on Wednesday? Here’s all you need to know about Tuesday's election results.
Fox News Is Truly America's Channel
Your election night prime time cable news ratings are in. Fox News: 6.96 million viewers. CNN: 2.42 million. MSNBC: 1.94 million. Compared to 2006, Fox is way up, MSNBC's steady, and CNN's down. You get what you deserve, America. [NYT]
GOP Pranksters Settle Old Election Night Score
It might not surprise you to hear that prep school rivalry pranks are funny among the entrenched Washington classes. And last night, Republicans finally got revenge over an 18-year-old Democratic prank, involving a donkey who now hates Nancy Pelosi.
Mourning in America: The After-Parties of Election 2010
Is there anything better on Election Night than watching campaign workers and fervent supporters freak out? It's like a thousand Superbowls, all attended only by total dorks and elderly people. Come check out some of the night's best reactions:
Live Coverage: Election Night 2010
The reign of Barack Obama ends tonight! What? Oh, it's just Congress and governors and stuff. Let's keep liveblogging. Republicans have already won the House, but can they take the Senate? An unemployed nation waits.
Your 2010 Election Preview
Tomorrow's election map looks much like 2006's, but with the parties reversed: the ruling party will probably lose the House, possibly lose the Senate, and probably win a California gubernatorial election for consolation. Here's a preview.
Republicans Pretend They Won't 'Party' on Election Night
Republicans officials recognize that the country is hurting. They were very clear today, after the invitation to their election night event leaked, that they will not be "partying" there. They will just have a huge event at the Grand Hyatt.
How to Follow Tonight's Massachusetts Election Results
If you want to pay attention to the Massachusetts special election results on the internet tonight, here is the Massachusetts Secretary of State's website, and Marc Ambinder's "cheat sheet" of what to look for. More assorted links below.
America's Most Inept Racists Strike Out
On the night of Barack Obama's election, a group of young idiots in "a makeshift clubhouse" in Staten Island decided to go out and beat up some black people. They tried hard. But they made the following mistakes:
Reporter: 'Did You Make Love In The Name Of Obama?'
Barack Obama's historic presidential victory aroused so much emotion: Tears on an Oprah level, ecstasy on a spontaneous street party level and anger at a loudly-interrupt-an-old-war-hero level. So Newsweek can't help but ask... did it turn you on? And did you then have hot, hope-filled change sex, or maybe…
Obsessive Daily Show Fan Enraged By Line Fiasco
Election night might have been a hopeful triumph for most Americans, but it was an evening of screaming and insults for Canadian Sharilyn Johnson, according to the epic rant she just uploaded to Huffington Post. Johnson had to be in the live Daily Show audience on election night, because she's been watching everything…
CNN Knows The Hologram Sucked, Says Fox
He's not the most trustworthy source, granted, but Fox News host Chris Wallace claims to have heard that CNN is all embarrassed about its election-night holograms, which teleported the likes of singer Will.I.Am and correspondent Jessica Yellin into CNN studios in New York. Wallace, who serves as Fox's ambassador to…
Oprah Cry-Guy Identified!
As Barack Obama delivered his presidential acceptance speech, Oprah Winfrey prominently led the nation in a good cry. But when the cameras caught her, she was leaning heavily up against some white guy. Who was that?? Oprah basically owns Chicago, so the Sun-Times promptly deployed an investigative team to find out.…
CNN's Election Night Team Walks Into A Bar...
"They went to the Coliseum, to be exact, a watering hole conveniently located across the street from CNN’s office at the Time Warner Center in midtown Manhattan." [TV Decoder]
Obama Calls For Sacrifice To Change 'Arc Of History'
Yes, Barack Obama promised his children a new puppy. The president elect also thanked his supporters and praised opponent John McCain as someone who has "endured sacrifices for America most of us could not begin to imagine." But he also seized upon his historic moment to highlight the changes that have swept America…
Drudge Questions Obama Victory With Devious Question Mark
Poor sad Matt Drudge lost his influence this year, forever, and no one cares about him or takes him seriously anymore. This was his headline a couple minutes ago, until he lost the question mark. Still, the inference is there: this is an illegitimate win. Matt will now probably lead not the MSM but the crazier fringes…
Murdoch's Papers Call It For Obama
Rupert Murdoch's pet Gotham tabloid may have endorsed John McCain and Murdoch's favorite lady politician, Sarah Palin, but the Post appears to be the first wing of the News Corporation empire to call the election for Barack Obama. The Post appears to have beaten even Murdoch's Fox News to the punch. It's a fast,…
Send In Your Election-Night Party Pics!
The above shot is from the swank party at Gawker Media overlord Nick Denton's SoHo loft. Obviously we can't all have elite LCD wall projectors and a fancy media crowd because some of us are stuck in John McCain's REAL America, or maybe Brooklyn. All the more reason to send us pictures of your electoral shindigs…
Election Report Beamed To CNN From Nearby Galaxy
We just knew CNN's magical holodeck was going to be hours of fun: Here's political correspondent Jessica Yellin delivering a report to election-night anchor Wolf Blitzer and looking, as Yellin herself pointed out, like no one so much as Star Wars' Princess Leia. The election may remain uncalled, but the future is now!…
Election Night To Be Hosted By Holograms, Shouting Heads
The TV news networks have very exciting plans tonight, beyond just calling the election nice and early so you can accelerate your drinking! MSNBC, for one, is poised to bring back its fun, bitchy insanity: Though Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews were supposed to just be "analysts" on election night following their…
