Surveying SoHo on election night
November 4th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
Jennifer Smith, 27, of SoHo, watching her candidate Obama lead. The Dubliner.
Wed. A.M. UPDATE: Obama wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here I am. It’s just past 10 p.m. and I’m cranking my Obama Victory Mix. My man is winning, and I’m feeling good about life, my country, humanity in general. Damn it all if he loses, eh? Here’s what I reported tonight:
8:03 P.M. Middle-age(d?) white man at Tiny Tap Tavern, looks up at Fox New Coverage, sees Obama in the lead, and says to me: “Either way, they’re going to burn things, in celebration or defeat, just look at Philadelphia.”
Yikes!
8:19 P.M.: Four people currently at SoHo’s MacDinton’s. Soccer on the TV!
McCain man Joey
9:27 P.M.: SoHo shows it’s civil side. At the Dubliner a crowd of mid-20-something Hyde Park residents discuss the pros and cons of Obama and McCain. Equal number of people voted for each candidate, but a consensus is reached that everyone present is proud of the fact that young people are voting. As McCain voter Joey Lenz, 25, put it, “I would be so happy to something like 85% of the country voted in this election.”
9:28 P.M.: “The Rack is packed. But no one save a few servers is offering even a cursory glance at the Fox News playing across the sushi/sports/billiards bar.”
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November 4th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
[...] 10:28 P.M.: Wade Tatangelo covers SoHo on election night. [...]
November 5th, 2008 at 2:20 am
New World Brewery and most of Ybor were at a low simmer.. If people had known they were giving free beers to voters, it may have been different.. The NWB DJs were playing an eclectic mix: GnR, Public Enemy, Biggie Smalls & Queens of the Stone Age.. The G-Bar looked to be off the chain (but on the leash)..
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