Election night coverage of the 2008 general elections included on-going election results from key races as they were being reported, interviews with journalists about the election returns, viewer telephone calls about election results, and coverage of Senator McCain’s concession speech and President-Elect Obama’s victory speech. Speeches from the North Carolina U.S. Senate race and Senator-Elect Shaheen’s victory speech in New Hampshire were also included.

Additionally, guests talked about how the 2008 elections would impact the next Congress and the future of the House and Senate leadership teams, and possible changes in some committee chairmanships.