The After-Party

Sixth Street celebration breaks out after Obama win.

By Lee Nichols, 2:05AM, Wed. Nov. 5, 2008

Texas may still be a conservative state not quite ready to go completely Democrat, but make no mistake: The heart-shaped county that contains its capital city pumps blood that runs deep blue. After Obama secured his win, a raucous street party broke out on Sixth Street in front of the Driskill Hotel, where the Travis County Democratic Party hosted a returns-watching party. The drumming, dancing, and hollering crowd still celebrated well into Wednesday morning.

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