And here comes the rain....

Tonight's rain might keep some from voting, but my sense is that the weather will have a minimal impact. All day long, there was this overriding sense that people are engaged and wanting to participate in the elections. So I doubt a little rain will keep those hearty New Englanders from taking part in the process.

It's quiet here at the Seaman's Inn in Mystic, where U.S. Rob Simmons will hold his "campaign party" later this evening. Simmons never refers to the night as a "victory party," not wanting to put a jinx on anything.

The TV crews have arrived and are setting up, other reporters are slowly starting to trickle in, scouting out tables in the upstairs press room to set up for what many think will be a long night.