Well, my first diary wasn't supposed to be this lame and counter productive. For those of you working the polls and getting out the vote, do not even think about playing this game until you're finished with that. I will be calling everyone I know to be sure they're voting before I begin playing. You should too.
But, for those of you done with your GOTV efforts, here is my drinking game to get you through election night.
Election Coverage
Take one drink when you hear
"Reagan Democrats"
"To close to call" (this one's going to kill you)
"The Hillary vote"
"Turn out" (this one will also kill you)
"Joe the Plummer"
Palin and 2012 in the same sentence
someone brag about their network having the "best political team" or some similar shit (if you're watching MSNBC, don't drink, they actually do)
the media talk about the media
anything that causes the whole bar to bust out in laughter
Take two drinks when
"Obama Republicans"
any race or state is called incorrectly
someone fucks up using their giant map touchscreen
someone makes up a totally bullshit way that "McCain could still win" to try to keep people watching
General Election
Obama wins his first state - Finish your drink
Obama wins 100 Electoral Votes - Finish your drink
Obama wins 200 Electoral Votes - Finish your drink
Obama wins 270 Electoral Votes - No drink; just send your suck it email
Obama wins 300 Electoral Votes - Finish your drink
Obama wins 350 Electoral Votes - Finish your drink
Obama wins 400 Electoral Votes - No drink; recall your suck it email; send out an email thanking them for voting for Obama
Senate
50 Senate seats (excluding independents) - Jager Bomb
55 Senate seats (excluding independents) - Car Bomb
60 Senate seats (including independents) - Kamakazi
House
+10 seats - Finish your drink
+20 seats - Finish your drink
+30 seats - Finish your drink
+40 seats - Mind Eraser
Orange to Blue Candidates
For each House win take one big gulp, two for Senate wins
Dan Seals IL-10
Bob Lord AZ-03
Gary Trauner WY-01
Judy Baker MO-09
Mark Begich AK-Sen
Darcy Burner WA-08
Charlie Brown CA-04
Joe Garcia FL-25
Al Franken MN-Sen
Dennis Shulman NJ-05
Eric Massa NY-29
Jim Martin GA-Sen
Annette Taddeo FL-18
Rick Noriega TX-Sen
Jim Hines CT-04
Dan Maffei NY-25
Scott Kleeb NE-Sen
Andrew Rice OK-Sen
Local Laws
CA Prop 8 Fails - Skittles Shot (taste the rainbow), if unavailable any rainbow drink will do
(add any you care about locally)
Optional Rule
When a state is called, be the first at your table to say aloud how many electoral votes that state has. Winner distributes that many drinks amongst people at the table
Other Rules
Items involving your state - drink double
Obama wins your state - drink something popular in your state
Extra Credit
Obama wins Florida - drink a Hurricane
Obama wins Colorado - drink a Fat Tire (if unavailable drink a Coors but bitch the whole time about what douchbags the Coors are - especially Pete Coors, that fucker)
Darcy Burner wins - drink a Washington Apple
Oh yeah, and you'd better fucking vote before playing. Have a good evening.