Nov 8, 2014
Voters may not agree with the policies they just elected.
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I've had this conversation 8 times since midnight already
Me: Yeah so we broke news last night.
Person: oh that’s nice.
Me: No I mean we BROKE news. Like “Breaking News: Godzilla eats the president.”
Person: OH HOLY SHIT! THAT’S SO COOL!
Colorado is holding its first-ever all mail-in election, but people can still drop ballots off at these boxes today throughout the state.
Photo credit: Kirk Siegler/NPR
We Know You Have Questions - Ask Charlie @1pmET
Haven't been following the midterms (don't worry, we won't tell)? Following them but still confused or curious about a race, a candidate or the national picture?
NPR Politics Editor Charlie Mahtesian is taking your questions live on Reddit starting at 1pmET.
(As you can tell from his last Reddit chat, Charlie reads and follows a LOT and has a knack for explaining it all, so ask away!)
Here are 7 places Charlie's watching especially closely tonight.
TONIGHT: And while I have your attention, remember to join our #nprparty at 7pmET by launching NPR's live-DJ'd election app. The live on-air NPR special will start at 8pmET & you can listen on your radio or at the same app link.
Counter programming spotted today in New Hampshire by NPR's Tamara Keith.
#NPRParty Like It's 1984
A history tour of NPR's results boards (from top-bottom: 1984, 1984, 1980, 2012, 2014, 2014)
We don't have any typewriters this year, but our newsroom is READY for the midterm election, and so is our hands-free election app. So get your guacamole ready and join us tomorrow night for our epic #nprparty.
(Photos courtesy NPR Archives & NPR Apps)
As if we needed one more reason to love NPR National Political Correspondent Don Gonyea....he's opened up his personal campaign playlist, taking us on a journey from one battleground state to the next. It's the music that he says keeps him sane on those long drives and many flights.
And no surprise, it's a great list - no cliche victory songs here (Born To Run, anyone?). Just great music: Ray Charles, James Taylor, Lucinda Williams, Emmylou Harris....
Have a Listen here.
And join Don (in Iowa) & the rest of us on election night here.
Presidents Who Have Had Devastating Midterms
Ouch. Listen to Don Gonyea's story here.