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It's nearly 3 a.m. and we're glued to the TV, watching the US election results trickle in. We don't get American channels so we're watching the BBC's all-night coverage. They've got reporters all over the US and a panel of pundits that keeps changing. Ted Koppel was on earlier and it's been interesting hearing all the different opinions.
When the program started, they did a long explanation of the Electoral College. They should show that on American TV - it was a good bit.
The Beeb is very conservative on calling states - they're taking it easy on that, and that's tough on us. But we're not sleepy - we're both trolling the web for results as well as monitoring the tube.
Both of us being former reporters, we've covered our share of elections - short nights, like the Reagan landslide, and really long nights, like 2000. There's always such excitement when you're at the courthouse, waiting for the next precinct to roll in.
No matter what your politics, Election Night is always fun.
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I remember doing the same 4 years ago. We stayed up all night long, bringing blankets into the living room and having a bit of a political slumber party. I had a presentation the following morning - and it was tough to get through - but the excitement of experiencing my own election in another country was very cool. People asked us about who we supported everywhere we went & people who weren't at all political in our group originally became very knowledgeable and interested. We represented very, very different view points, but it was pretty amazing.
Best birthday present I have ever gotten!
no matter what your convictions are,you have to be proud of the way our democracy works. Maybe this election has cured some of our apathy
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