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CNN hosts election-night blogfest

Anne Broache Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Anne Broache
covers Capitol Hill goings-on and technology policy from Washington, D.C.
Anne Broache

Most nights, Tryst coffeehouse in Washington D.C. is crammed with anonymous hipsters sharing worn sofas and free Wi-Fi, couples lingering over hunks of cake and coffee, and strangers sipping Guinness-and-espresso concoctions at the bar.

But not on election night.

CNN has taken over the popular neighborhood hangout until the wee hours of Wednesday morning, studding its shabby-chic decor with flat-screen televisions, and hand-picking more than two dozen political bloggers from across the spectrum to show up and vent.

In a nod to the ever-prominent role of citizen commentators, the ubiquitous cable network's Internet reporters plan to get on-camera reactions from bloggers as the election results roll in.

Blog personalities toting their laptops to the Adams Morgan hotspot were slated to include Huffington Post's Bob Cesca, Wonkette's Alex Pareene, TalkLeft's Jeralyn Merritt, Redstate's Mike Krempasky, and ReasonOnline's Nick Gillespie. Others, like Instapundit.com's Glenn Reynolds, were partaking--appropriately enough--via Webcast.

A full list of participants, photographs, and periodic dispatches from the strictly invitation-only event are available at a special CNN blog devoted to the occasion.

With so many blogospheric heavyweights gathered in one room, one question lingers: Will a Jets-versus-Sharks-esque rumble erupt as it becomes clearer whether Congress should expect a political power shift?

As with the election outcome itself, only time will tell.