Empire State Building Gets Election Fever

[kskiska]

Source: NBC

The night before the polls opened, the top of the city's highest skyscraper lit up red white and blue … and now it gets interesting. The colors of the Empire State Building will change red or blue depending on who wins the presidential election.

As polls close tonight, the top tiers will be lit Democratic blue on the north and south sides, but Republican red on the east and west sides.

If Sen. Barack Obama is elected the next president of the United States , the Empire Sate Building will shine all blue on Wednesday night. If it's Senator John McCain, it will go all red.

But what if there's no winner by Wednesday?

The lights will stay split red/blue Wednesday night if there's not a winner yet, a spokeswoman for the Empire State Building told NBC.



Read more: http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Empire_State_Building_gets_Election_Fever.html

[soleft]

1. I thought it was blue

On my ferry ride up the Hudson, it looked blue, but as I got further up the river I could see that it was red on the north side.

[lisainmilo]

2. thats cool! n/t