The number one characteristic for a restaurant to "celebrate" your candidate's winning: it needs to have a large, efficient bar. Cos if my candidate wins I want to go toast and crow about it, and if he loses, I want to drown my sorrows in a BIG way!
On a completely different subject, I am sipping on a Cosmopolitan. My daughter made me one and it is good. I don't drink much at all, but I love cosmo's.
Maybe I should be 'Cosmo Girl"

Do we need a list of places to celebrate divided by political preferences?

That would be a good start. Suggestions? EL

Joe Squared has been friendly to the Baltimore chapter of Drinking Liberally. We used to meet at Club Charles with food from Zodiac until they closed down. When we were looking for a new home we also did Dizzy Issie's, but the upstairs felt cramped for a large group.

Ropewalk Tavern in Federal Hill is quite friendly to folks on the other side, but for obvious reasons I haven't tried it.

Canton and Fed Hill restaurants for the Repubs? Or do they have to go to Columbia?

For the Dems, cheap ethnic places (El Torito, Chicken Rico, Polack Johnies, etc.)?

the demographics of the parties has changed a lot in the recent years. There was a time when outside of a few groups such as media/entertainment/lawyers the affluent were Republicans and the working class were Democrats. Now, those same distinctions are no longer true.

Now, that being said, if I had to name restaurants/bars that have a Republican vibe, I would go with:

1. Ropewalk
2. Mount Washington Tavern
3. Oregeon Grille
4. Manor Tavern
5. Milton Inn
6. Prime Rib
7. Harry Browne's in Annapolis
8. Any preppy/lax player bars in Fells, Federal Hill, or Canton, such as Looneys or Koopers.
9. Any preppy/sailor bar in downtown Annapolis, such as Middletown Tavern, Riordans -yes it is closed now- or McGarvey's.
10. Cracker Barrel.

Excellent list. Thanks. EL

restaurants/bars that have a Republican vibe

Years ago, Birds of a Feather in Fells Point would have fit that classification. I have no idea if that's still true today, as I haven't kept up with the place (being neither a Republican or a Scotch fancier).

Naw, Canton still seems to be Obama-Biden territory if the signs in windows have much to say about it (Wacko for Flacco being in a close second).

Hal, I stopped in Birds of a Feather Saturday night (though I too am neither a Republican or a scotch fancier). Judging by the anti-slots stickers and some other party tags, I'd say you're spot on.

Given the fact that they advertise non-stop with Sean Hannity, I think it's fair to call Ruth's Chris a Republican place.

Wait, being anti-slots is Republican? I'm farther left than the Dems, and I'm against them (didn't help Detroit, won't help Maryland).

I don't know that a party can really lay claim to slots/anti-slots. The Pimlico side of Northern Parkway is all "Yes on 2" and Obama and the Mt. Washington side of Northern Parkway is all "No on 2" and Obama. The party link just isn't there.

Lots of Democrats are anti-slots. The question is going to be a lot closer than our Gevernor wants anyone to think. Take a lesson from Atlantic City.

Wait, how did slots become a Democratic thing all of a sudden? Didn’t Bobby Haircut come up with the idea in the first place? Pretty sure he (and pro-gambling Jack Abramoff, who “loaned” Ehrlich some $$$) is Republican. In fact, about all that I can remember Ehrlich doing during his tenure, aside from vetoing expanding healthcare for workers and raising state school tuition, is trying to get slots passed (the other things that stand out are little things like the MD4Bush slander and partisan firing scandal and fundraising trips to country clubs with racist membership policies).

Here’s a small list. Not necessarily places I’d go to celebrate, but pretty blue:

1. Red Emma’s (smell the patchouli!)
2. Iggie’s (for reasons already mentioned)
3. Liquid Earth
4. One World Cafe
5. Yabba Pot
6. City Café

These are mostly restaurants without the sort of television-dominated bar that would be good for watching results come in. But I think the sports bar crowd would be more likely to go to RoCK’s list…

Oh, and one more thing:
Sarah Palin!
There.

The slots issue splits both parties in strange ways.

For the democrats you have big spenders who want slots revenue to do things like fund schools, health care expansion, etc... You also have democrats with a sense of moral superiority who oppose slots as it targets the poor and leads to social breakdown.

For republicans you have the anti-taxers who realize government spending will increase so it is better to fund it with slots than with tax increases. You also have republicans with a sense of moral superiority who oppose slots on account gambling is a sin that leads to social breakdown.

Now, I'm a libertarian, so I'm in favor of a full casino where you could wager your first born and your dog on the Roulette wheel.

RoCK, I don't know if I'd characterize the split quite the way you do. I'm against slots for the same reasons I'm not fond of capitalism - it makes people who have a lot of money richer, and takes money from those with little while selling a product (in this case, dreams) that actively harms the consumer.

Or, in other words, my taxes in Detroit didn't go down, but city services sure as heck did, when casino gambling was approved. Plus my favourite industrial bar was just ruined when they built a casino a few blocks away. When I leave the bar after a long evening of Ministry, VNV Nation, Front 242, etc., the last thing I want to see is a group of cotton tops arguing about whether or not they should go back to the casino at 4 am.