Cautious optimism at the Patrick Mara party at Columbia Heights' the Coupe has soured into maybe-next-year, as the election returns turned against the GOP candidate even before his 20-something campaign volunteers could get Board of Election results on the TV.
On hand for the switch: former Phil Mendelson campaign volunteer Nicole Whiteman, who ditched Democratic candidates [...]

A D.C. law firm says Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman's campaign skipped out on a lease and owes more than $41,000 in rent.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe sued Huntsman's campaign last month in D.C. Superior Court. The firm says in the complaint that Huntsman's campaign signed a one-year lease in May to use office space on [...]