It's 7:45 p.m. Our man Delaney has 15 more minutes to make his pitch to voters. What had begun this afternoon, has become either a real movement or a failed journalistic prank.

I called Delaney. He had already returned to his campaign headquarters/apartment in Cap. Hill.

There's 15 more minutes, I tell him. "There weren't that many people there," Delaney explains. " It was raining. I gave out 75 fliers or maybe a little more than that. [His opponent] Glick says there are 600 people voting for him."

Delaney laughs.

Any other thoughts. "Let's count 'em," Delaney says.

*photo of special Delaney campaign pencils by Darrow Montgomery.

City Desk just called Arthur Delaney to check in on his historic campaign for an ANC post in Cap. Hill. He is standing outside his precinct at Payne Elementary. It is 5:35 p.m.

Delaney has big news. His mom has joined his campaign!

"My mom is here campaigning with me," Delaney says. "She voted for me over in a different SMD (Single Member District)."

And Delaney's opponent? He's nowhere in sight.

"I'm not sure where he is," Delaney says.

I ask if he thinks his opponent is runnin' scared. This is Delaney's response: "He damn well should be. He's in deep shit."

We will be posting updates on Delaney's ANC race throughout the night. Stay tuned.

*photo by Darrow Montgomery

Yesterday afternoon, CP contributor Arthur Delaney launched his write-in campaign for his local ANC post. He announced his historic candidacy on this blog.

At 11 a.m., City Desk checked in with Delaney's campaign. We reached the young man at his apartment/campaign headquarters.

Delaney tell us that he went by his precinct at Payne Elementary this morning to "just scope it out" before going to the gym (just like Obama does most mornings).

But Delaney's campaign hit a snag. He says he is currently washing his pants.

"My washing machine is about to explode," Delaney says. "It's just old and the spin cycle kind of gets jammed. You have to reach in there by hand. I have to turn the spin cycle around by hand. It gets stuck and it makes this burning smell."

Delaney admits to another crucial problem. He has not made his campaign fliers. "I have to go to Kinko's to get them printed," Delaney says. He adds that he will be at his precinct in a "couple hours."

"This is a last minute campaign," Delaney explains. "Carol Schwartz, who is waging a write-in campaign, got started at the last minute. According to polls, she's doing well also. Now she has somebody at Payne. I'm going to stand with that guy. For everyone that says they're going to vote for me, I'll give them a pencil with my name on it."

You have pencils? "Yeah, I've had them for a long time. I never knew what to do with them but now I know."

Delaney is optimistic: "I have received several pledges of support on the Hill East listserv."

City Desk questioned the fact that he isn't at his precinct. That maybe it would have been a better idea to wash his pants the day before the election. "I know my opponent is not there either," Delaney argues. "He's not going to be there until 5:30."