We watched the returns come in tonight, and not even moments after the cable networks called the election for Obama, we heard people cheering on the street. We were moved to get out there, but where? After another few moments, cameras switched to a mob on Pennsylvania Ave in front of the White House. We threw on our jackets and hats and ran out the door.
Ultimately, the energy was really en route. Throngs of pedestrians clogging the streets, hooting. Cabbies honking and waving out windows. It was electric.
But we also felt really old. The majority of the crowd was in college--GWU and Georgetown kids. 99.9 percent had phones on them, and 99 percent of them were texting or taking pictures. Ah, kids. (As Luke Russert talks about his generation while I write this...)
But of course I took my own photos. We missed the victory speech, but I reckon we can find a recording of it, somewhere.
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