Democrats starting to arrive at DFL party

Democrats were arriving at the DFL party at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis around 7:30 p.m.

November 3, 2010 at 1:30AM

Democrats were just arriving at the DFL party at the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis around 7:30 p.m Tuesday.

Journalists were setting up and two huge monitors were broadcasting election results from around the country.

"We are cautiously optimistic," said Tina Smith, a senior advisor for the Dayton campaign.

Eric Clapton's acoustic version of "Layla" played from the speakers.

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Baird Helgeson

Deputy editor

Baird Helgeson is deputy local editor at the Star Tribune. He helps supervise coverage of local news. Before becoming an editor, he was an award-winning reporter who covered state government and politics. He has worked for news organizations in Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota.

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