Crikey - Revelling in Republican defeat with the New Liberals of NYC

Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! DEMOCRATS! In Manhattan’s Westbury tavern, the crowd cheered, the crowd roared. Crowded around the back of the cosy classic midtown pub, a motley bunch of political tragics were, after weeks of tension, pouring out their relief and pouring into their celebration. Half a dozen in suits, the rest funky office dress-down, some old, aged-T-shirted Greenwich village vets: this was the watch party for the NYC New Liberals — along with me, a French journalist and a Japanese TV crew.