Fosco's Little Election Narrative

Fosco woke up at 4:30 AM and couldn't get back to sleep. The polls in California opened at 7 AM (PST); Fosco was there at 6 AM (because he had an 8 AM lecture and needed to be done voting by 7:15 or so). He was the fourth person in line! By 7, there were a couple of hundred people behind him. This is what it looked like when Fosco left:

For the next few hours, Fosco is parked in front of the TV with his laptop. Unfortunately, he has to teach a section tonight at 7:30 PM (PST). However, with any luck, the race could be called as early as 6:30 PM (PST). That would make section a lot easier...