Scenes from the Old Dominion

From NBC's Mike Levine Virginia bills itself as "the Mother of Presidents," and its votes helped to elect a president tonight. At about 11pm, Gov. Tim Kaine declared that his state "put us over the 270" votes Barack Obama needed to win the presidency. He was standing before a big crowd at a Hilton in Tyson's Corner, Va., as they roared with cheers and applaue. The crowd, estimated at more than 1,000, had been in a cheering mood all night. Patricia Leslie, a 62-year-old from McLean, Va., was one of the first to arrive at the party, hosted by former Virginia Governor (and now Senator-elect) Mark Warner. "It's like Santa Claus is coming to town. It's such exuberence," she said. ...( read more ) (link)