The Moldy Cheese Ball [10.5.08]

Today was the big reveal of the new President, and my friends and I were doing what everyone else was doing - watching the results on television. After the results were in, my friends and I could not help but wonder about the fate of the "almost President". Everyone knows the role of the new President, but what about the guy that comes in second? For instance, take the simple idea of the pre-planned celebration. Since both parties plan for success, it is assumed that both also have a shindig prepared in the case of victory. Both sides have already ordered their "Congratulations" banners in respective shades of red and blue, but what happens if the "congrats" never gets unfurled? And what of the celebratory munchies? Does one just put the cheese ball back in the fridge?