The ballrooms at the Radisson in Salt Lake City are a rabbits' warren of activity, as the Utah Democrats are celebrating election night.

The local TV and radio (and, ahem, a blogger or two) are ensconced in one of the larger ballrooms, while smaller rooms are housing legislative candidates, Democratic supporters and smaller groups.

Spirits are high, with plenty of food and drink - and people watching any available TV monitor to see how Barack Obama is doing in the electoral count. (ABC has him up 200 to 124 at the moment.) Meanwhile TV crews are catching whatever candidates or partygoers they can find to fill time. For example, here's KUTV reporter Rod Decker interviewing Democratic gubernatorial roadkill, er, candidate Bob Springmeyer:


(Don't worry, Republicans - the Vulture will moseying over to the Grand America, where the GOP is partying, later in the evening.)

Labels: Barack Obama, politics