It was a night nobody will ever forget, and where else could it take place but Elaine's? Election 2000, hosted by Miramax honcho Harvey Weinstein and Talk editor Tina Brown, along with possible New York City mayoral candidate Michael Bloomberg, and you don't need a recount to know the VIP watering hole was crammed with celebs, media stars, and high society. Hardcore Dems included Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Duff, Chevy Chase, and Jennifer Lopez—who resisted having her picture taken, maybe because she wasn't overexposed as usual… this night she played it low-key in a turtleneck sweater!

Die-hard Republican Georgette Mosbacher commanded a table in a far corner, from which came plenty of moans when Hillary Clinton cinched the New York Senate race. Nonstop boos and applause (not to mention nonstop booze and schmooze) made the night as wild as a ninth-inning tie in the World Series. Of course every gossip columnist in town was focused more on the celebs than the campaign, on the lookout for the next exclusive scoop!

Bill and Hil were slated to make a surprise entrance, but at the last minute after the Secret Service cased the joint, they decided to invite 50 VIPers to join them at the Hyatt. As for the nail-biting Presidential election, I think the candidates should have flipped a coin, arm wrestled, or dueled to the finish. As for Capitol Hil, last year in The Sheet, I predicted she'd run and win the NY Senate race as a steppingstone back to the White House, and Bill would become first lady! Can you see him in a blue pants suit? Stay tuned...