Election Night Downtown

Earlier today, I had heard on the radio that there were going to be “election parties” at various places throughout the Gaslamp Quarter. I thought it would be fun to take the roadster down to see the various events supporting each of the candidates.

I was amazed at how much traffic was headed downtown. It looked like election night was a great night to go out. I headed over to the House of Blues where the San Diego Democratic Party had booked the venue from 8:00PM to 12:00AM. When I pulled up I immediately had people approaching the vehicle. I threw on the hazards and spent some time handing out information and answering questions. There was a ton of enthusiasm about the evening and plenty for the Can-Am Spyder as well.

My next stop was Stingaree. I parked right in front of the main entrance next to the CBS news van. One of the reporters said “Wow, that’s the first time I’ve seen one of these outside of the ads.” He could not disguise his excitement. We spoke for a while as I continued to hand out fliers to the steady flow of people headed to Petco Park. Apparently most of the heavy traffic was due to Madonna playing at the stadium. While I was outside the club Obama had secured enough electoral votes to win the race. Since this was another Democratic event, people were going crazy with excitement.

After speaking with a few more groups of people, I headed around the corner and parked in a “Taxi Zone” right next to the entrance of the park. I handed out SpyderSanDiego.com fliers to anyone who looked remotely interested in the Can-Am Roadster. The majority of these people were girls in retro “Madonna like” clothing accompanied by supportive men who were happy to walk away with some information on a cool new vehicle. After spending some time explaining different aspects of the Spyder to many different groups, I realized it was getting late.

In the interest of balanced promoting I had decided to head down to the where the news reporter suggested, the Republican Party’s election night event at the Westgate Hotel. Considering the results of the race, I was not surprised that when I arrived, the place was dead.

After a few trips up and down 5^th and 6^th Avenues, I rode home along the water on Harbor Drive reflecting the election. I was reminded how lucky we are to live in a nation where Democracy gives the people the power to control the future of the country.