The return of the DC Improv Festival, many ways to spend election evening, after hours at the National Gallery, and other things to check out.
If you weren’t able to snag a ticket to the official Democratic, Republican, third-party-of-choice Election Night parties, there are plenty of election-related activities this evening. The Post has a complete round-up here, but DCist wants to highlight a few events. >> Want to know what the results are, but also want to dance? Go to the Black Cat where the “finest media collage artists in the world, including DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid, will converge…
It’s Election Night. The thousands of polls; the elevation of towns like Wausau, Wis., to the national stage; the negative natterings of the nabobs — it all comes down to this. Millions will be glued to the TV to (hopefully) watch the media put an endcap on what has seemed like the longest election campaign ever. And whether they come from Fox News to CNN, the great white board of Tim Russert at NBC to…
Major networks across the board will sacrifice a crucial night of the November sweeps period in the name of civic duty. Election Night coverage starts at 8 p.m. on most broadcast networks and presumably continues on through the wee hours of the morning. Here’s your handy-dandy guide to Election Night viewing. ABC News: Peter Jennings anchors Vote 2004 with the help of George Stephanopoulos and Terry Moran. Former Salon.com writer Jake Tapper will have regular…
While the race for the White House will dominate the Election Night coverage, the future of the Senate hangs in the balance tomorrow as voters in a handful of states will determine who will control the chamber. But the Republicans seem that they will likely hold on to their majority, though it will be very slim. South Dakota: After the Bush-Kerry matchup, all eyes will be on the Mount Rushmore State. There, former Rep. John…
Election Night will be a frenzy of returns, predictions and analysis. While all eyes will be on the Race for the White House, don’t forget that there will be many tight races that will determine the make-up of Congress and control of the House and the Senate. So when you’re watching news coverage on Election Night, we’d like to point you to a few interesting races that will be worth watching. For the time being…
Tuesday’s elections are fast approaching. President Bush and Sen. Kerry are flying around the country to solidify their respective bases, Congressional candidates are going into the home stretches of their campaigns, and here in the nation’s capital, with many politicos away hob-nobbing with constituents, we’re trying to plan our Election Night outings around town. As we’ve said before, DCist will be bringing you full election coverage, so stay tuned here for all the latest, especially…
In case you haven’t heard, there’s some sort of national election a week from today and there are people getting worked up over it. Something about a polarized nation, a country in the Middle East called Iraq, global terrorism and a divided and bitter Congress, among other things … In all seriousness though, D.C. is gearing up for next Tuesday. After a roller coaster Democratic primary, a war-turned-continuing struggle in Iraq, recession and the attacks…