Richard Schiff played Toby on The West Wing:

Schiff became known for his introverted and intense approach to his craft as well as his low-key delivery style, often employing a quiet, gruff tone that earned him the nickname “The Hoarse Whisperer” among many West Wing fans.

Here’s an excerpt from longer piece that will be published in Saturday’s Independent:

The night was pretty nice: Election night in New York City. On Eighth Avenue, from a block away, I heard a roar of a crowd the size and depth you hear in stadiums reserved for moments of historic relevance like World Cup overtime goals or World Series winning home runs or the fall of Max Schmelling from Joe Louis’ fists. I reached the digital screen in Times Square to see that California had fallen blue and the fat lady was singing. Along with that lady about a million people joined in, it seemed, singing arias of celebration, crying and laughing and shouting and hugging. Victory.

Read the whole thing. It’s worth it.

UPDATE: Here is a terrific montage of election night reporting from the networks as well as inspiring highlights from Obama’s victory speech from Hyde Park:

This is our moment. This is our time. To put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids. To restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace. To reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many we are one. that while we breathe we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubt from those who tell us that we can’t, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.