JIM LO SCALZO FOR USN&WR
Rep. Nancy Pelosi addresses supporters at Democratic election night headquarters at the Hyatt in Washington DC.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California said her party is "on the brink of a great Democratic victory." She warned the packed ballroom that they don't know all the results of the election just yet and implored voters to cast their ballots for Democratic candidate Phil Angelides for California governor. Of Rep. Rahm Emanuel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Pelosi said: "He did a great job of masterminding our strategy." Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, one of the emcees of the event, said, "The rain, the snow, the sleet, and the voter suppression is not going to stop Democrats this year," to booming applause. Democrats are waving American flags and trying to shout over the "B Street Band," a Bruce Springsteen cover band, who gave a shout out to Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his re-election. But for all the cheering, the response to Sen. Joe Lieberman's poll numbers on the two large projection screens was tepid at best. One woman shouted: "Traitor."

Election 2006 Photo Gallery