Don Lemon Thanks Ohio Dems for Watching CNN at Candidate's HQ

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Tuesday’s special election for Ohio’s 12^th Congressional District was a nail-biter, and as of the writing of this blog, Republican candidate Troy Balderson was ahead by 0.9 percent of the vote with 100 percent reporting. And in the midst of the exhausting Election Night coverage, host Don Lemon took a few seconds of their CNN Tonight analysis to thank the Democrats gathered at candidate Danny O’Connor’s HQ for watching his network.

Lemon’s praise came after those gathered at the Election Night event began cheering during a live shot with correspondent Rebecca Berg. “Democrats not, you know, giving up on this race certainly but they would like to see Danny O’Connor right now leading. They’re defying expectations as it is. This is his district.,” she touted. “They're cheering for us. We have CNN on in the room, as you can see.”

As Berg was giving her report, the rowdy crowd got even louder as they blasted “Born in the USA” and the excitement of being on national TV swept over them. “They’re—See they’re pumped! They’re still very pumped here at Danny O’Connor’s Election Night event,” Berg boasted.

After cutting away from the Democratic event Lemon opined about the feeling of being in such a crowd. “You guys know how it is when you’re out there,” he said to his panel. “And then there’s a delay, right? And so all of sudden, ‘why are people cheering?’ And you turn around and you realize that they’re watching the monitor.”

“So, hello to everyone. Can we say hello to everyone in Ohio tonight? Thank so much for watching CNN’s coverage,” he joyously said while waving at the camera.

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