Election Night

[xela]

My parents were heavily into politics, and election nights were inevitably spent gathered around the TV, awaiting the outcome, to be bemoaned or celebrated. These days I effectively don't have a television¹ And I burned out on politics about the time the Republicans trotted out the solemn machinery of impeachment over a cum-stained dress. Nevertheless, this year I cannot help but agree that

Never in living memory has an election been more critical than the one fast approaching — that’s the quadrennial cliché as expected as the balloons and the bombast. And yet when has it ever felt so urgently true?²

When indeed.

So I would like to watch this year's election results unfold, and I would like to do so among friends. If I were to hold an election-night party, at which the TV would be used for web browsing and the live commentary would come from NPR, would anyone want to come to it?

[Poll #1281382]

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¹ Where effectively means I have a TV — a rather nice 32-inch LCD TV, in fact. What I don't have is cable service or an antenna: what little I watch comes form the Internet or on DVDs.

² "Comment: The Choice," The New Yorker, "The Talk of the Town" column, October 13, 2008, p. 51.

Comments

[remcat.livejournal.com]

I would LOVE to, but I don't think I can -- Dave is out that night, so I'd have to get a sitter. (Not easy on a weeknight.) If his meeting gets cancelled, please count me in!

[sammason.livejournal.com]

I too would love to but I don't think I can justify the aviation fuel for a transatlantic visit ;-) Will be watching with huge interest, of course.

[narya.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in principle but I think I may be otherwise busy.

[aerynne.livejournal.com]

We are having an election night party already, so we are not in need of one. However, you would be welcome at ours! I will put you on the evite. However, we will probably have television results going.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

Invitation accepted. Thank you.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

With two maybes and zero yeses, I've decided to accept aerynne's invitation to her party instead.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

With two maybes and zero yeses, I've decided to accept aerynne's invitation to her party instead.

[narya.livejournal.com]

The voters have spoken! ;-) Have a good time!