We spent Nov. 4th watching the presidential election returns at a party at the Grand Hotel sponsored by the US Embassy. It started at 9pm (GMT) and the final votes didn't come in until 4am (we were up until 6:00 watching the speeches on a special CNN broadcast on Icelandic TV).
The party was packed with Icelanders concerned with the results. They even seemed a little upset that they couldn't vote in this election (after all, BBC's election coverage tagline was "Their vote effects our world"). So the Embassy held a poll of their own, giving Iceland 3 Electoral College votes. The final count was 85% in favor of Obama. Needless to say there was much celebration when he won for real.
Sorry this post is so late - we forgot the camera and were trying to track down footage of the ridiculous musical acts from the night. Just imagine renditions of the theme song from "Rent," "Ain't nothin' but a Hound Dog," and "It's Raining Men" sung with an Icelandic accent.
Thanks to Andrew Zarou for the photos. You can see more here
Thanks to John Ratcliffe for lending us his camera for the evening. You can see our photos here
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