8:18pm: Okay things are going to get rough and wild from this point forward, so I will update with new posts instead of individual updates on this one post. Thanks for staying with us so far... stick around.
8:12pm: It took us forever, but we finally found Travis County Democratic Party Chair Andy Brown for a quick interview. Here he is with Olga Campos. Big night for Travis County Dems. The only Republican in office in Travis County, County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty, may be unseated.
7:55pm: It just took me ten minutes to walk twenty feet through the crowd out there.
7:44pm: I'm hearing that CNN is projecting later than other states... but the crowds at the Driskill are watching CNN, so they just learned Obama won Pennsylvania.
7:19pm: Elected officials are getting in here now, I caught Councilmember Mike Martinez and Mayor Will Wynn... here's Wynn in the crowd. So far early voting numbers show Austin's proposition 2 failing by a 48%For- 52%Against vote.
7:15pm: The crowd really exploded within the last twenty minutes. With big projection screens on four walls, everyone has a place to watch John King and his holograms.
6:57pm: Look above for my latest vlog. It takes about five seconds.
6:42pm: The crowd goes wild... CNN reports Obama won about one precinct in North Carolina.
6:38pm: Interesting tidbit that rocks my world: Larry Joe Doherty, running in CD 10, was a TV judge on Texas Justice. But he's not actually a judge. Why? You're not allowed to actually be a TV judge if you are a real judge. So it goes for Judge Judy, etc.
6:12pm: Some cheering and clapping when Vermont was called for Obama. Otherwise just a handful of people in here so far.
5:48pm: More people are filing in here, including Kyle Johnson of a small Austin based company, BumperActive. Is he a little premature with these victory bumper stickers?
Kyle Johnson's betting on Obama to win.
5:38pm: Report from GOP Victory party at the Four Seasons -- they are playing the "Big Bad John" video over and over. My friend Craven says he hopes Cornyn wears the fringed jacket (from the video) tonight.
5:20pm Had to be away for the 5pm live shots. Are you having problems at polling places? I'm hearing of some troubles in Williamson County. Please leave a comment, don't email.. because I won't have access to KVUE email tonight.
4:31pm: The press risers, and our KVUE crew are below. I'm not pictured because I don't like being in front of the camera. :)
Milling about
Photogs and engineers really make the world go 'round.
4:04pm: Nothing really happening here, but for anyone planning on being here, eat first. I hear the food order is going to be small for the size of the crowd.
Empty Driskill... I'll take another shot later.
3:47pm Dems have the entire mezzanine of the Driskill, with little rooms off to the side, too. The press will be in the "Austin Room" when we're not on the floor or in my case, on rises.
