The Brits know how to do an election night.
We can't do it the same way, because we have a zillion different federal, state, & local offices up for grabs on the same day, plus ballot initiatives & referenda.
But one night with elections to a single legislative house is so pure, it's fun.
UK politics can be grim, but election night there with constituencies being largely ungerrymandered, losers standing next to winners of podiums, and the "election season is 6 weeks, not 2 years" default is incredibly wholesome
In one of the declarations, I saw the Tory MP, a minister, realize when he heard the Labour candidate's vote total that he wasn't going to hold his seat. He patted the Labour guy on the back, then shook his hand warmly after the announcement was done. Donald Trump's sore loser schtick is so awful.
