Yes

I went to bed, readying myself to go back to work after a week off, leaving the election night coverage at the point where all presumed Obama the winner but still were making themselves say "if" and not "when." Then, scarcely 15 minutes later, lying here in bed, I hear cheering from outside and flick back on the TV and CNN has just declared Obama the winner and the world is going crazy. I can hear it, even now, the residual echoes of celebration.