But don't take my word for it: Trust The New York Observer's Rebecca Dana, who was behind the scenes at Fox News in NYC, recalling the prodigious success of Michael Barone in calling the 2004 presidential election for George W. Bush. Dana also noted anchor Brit Hume's fuel supply for Election Night: "three bottles of Poland Spring, two chocolate-chip chewy granola bars, Ziploc baggies filled with pretzels, popcorn and black licorice, and a half-drunk liter of Pepsi."
