In addition to catching up on some algorithm analysis, I’ve also been spending a good chunk of time this election evening following political threads, mostly focusing on this “mefi thread”:http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/56114 for my refresh action.
The biggest nailbiter race, and the one in which I have the most emotional investment, however superificial, is the Virginia race between George Allen and Jim Webb. As of 9:40pm PST, Webb is finally out in front by at least 1000 votes, after being behind much of the evening. Simply incredible. Here’s hoping he pulls it off and sends Allen packing.
As for the rest of tonight’s events: Even though I’m not as political as I used to be in my 20s, I can say that my mood hasn’t been this elevated since November 1992. To the newly elected congress, please make the bad man stop.
