# Should I attend this Election Night party? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 1, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528 "2008-11-01T02:38:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/1 "2008-11-01T02:38:35Z")
I’ve been getting emails from the U.S. Senate campaign of a former Governor. I actually enjoyed talking with the candidate the one time that he phoned. Why I’m on their e-mailing address I’ve no idea (small business perhaps?). Yesterday I recieved an email invitation to attend their Election Night shindig. I’ve never, ever been to one of these before … I’m tempted to go. It’s downtown but in an easily accessible location. Have any of y’all ever been to something like this? What to expect? What to wear? I think probably business casual type stuff but I’ve no idea, really. The invitation says: Live Entertainment Cash Bar Hors d’oeuvres will be served Hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Mongo\_Ponton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Mongo\_Ponton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mongo_Ponton)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/2 "2008-11-01T02:43:25Z")
They’ll mainly be serving Kool-Aid but if it’s something not normally in your repertoire you should definitely go. It will no doubt be an experience you’ll remember forever. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/3 "2008-11-01T02:47:39Z")
Go. I’ve been to many. Now I host them. Go, and enjoy the experience, especially if you think the local candidate will win. That excitement is electric and everyone should experience it once. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/4 "2008-11-01T02:50:06Z")
If you’re not doing anything else, you may as well attend the party. Not like you get to do that sort of thing very often. If Musgrove wins, it’ll prolly be a decent party. If Obama and Musgrove win, it’ll prolly be a helluva party. Fleming has no chance. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/5 "2008-11-01T02:52:46Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > If Musgrove wins, it’ll prolly be a decent party. If Obama and Musgrove win, it’ll prolly be a helluva party. That’s kinda what I was thinking. I have a hard time visualizing myself doing something like this! All the more reason to, eh? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/6 "2008-11-01T03:02:54Z")
Absolutely. Sounds like a rare opportunity. I’ve never been invited to a similar event. Also think Ronnie has a decent shot at winning. He’s probably an underdog, but Obama and the DNC have tried to help him over the last few days. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/7 "2008-11-01T03:16:20Z")
The race _is_ tight. However, four newspapers have endorsed Musgrove in the last week, including the [Clarion-Ledger](http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/31/our-choices-in-the-mississippi-election/) and the [Jackson Free Press](http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/jfp_endorsements_102908/). Hinds County’s sheriff also endorsed him. I think that will help him - particularly with voters who are already there to vote for Obama. I can’t help but think that McCain fallout has hurt Wicker. I heard that one pubbie from North Miss. actually told the national Republicans to stay out of his race. Interestingly, the JFP endorsed Fleming this time, although they haven’t in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Rand\_Rover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/8 "2008-11-01T03:26:56Z")
If you buy new cars just for the thrill of hanging out with car salesmen, and you invite any and all Jehovah’s Witnesses/knife salesmen/guys with vacuum cleaners etc. into your house, then go and have a great time. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/9 "2008-11-01T03:57:56Z")
> [@Rand\_Rover](#): > > If you buy new cars just for the thrill of hanging out with car salesmen, and you invite any and all Jehovah’s Witnesses/knife salesmen/guys with vacuum cleaners etc. into your house, then go and have a great time. You so funny. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-attend-this-election-night-party/470528/10 "2008-11-01T04:01:24Z")
Have a fun time and come back and tell us all about it. I didn’t get an invite. ☹