Sarah Phelan reports from the Obama party at the Westin St. Francis:
It’s been a real scene here – people high-fiving on the streets and shouting ever since we heard about Obama. People yelling “Back to the icebox,” when Palin came onscreen during McCain’s concession speech.
Earlier I was at No on Prop 8 HQ — at the beginning, woth 5 percent of precincts reporting, yes on 8 was leading by 54%. The guy next to me said, “this is gonna be a looong next couple of hours once the Obama euphoria wears off!” A woman said, “I hope just a geographical bias,” citing Fresno and Bakersfield as likely culprits.
Newsom was supposed to show at No on 8 HQ, but hasn’t yet — which may not bode well. Apparently he’s in LA.
Geoff Kors of Equality California advised everyone here to buckle their seat belts. “We’ve still got a long way to go,” he said.
Tom Ammiano was on hand to cheer us all up, though. “The bad guys are winning,” he said, “by a small margin in the south.”