They were joined by Democrats Al Gore and Bill Bradley, who were perhaps mindful of the 500 or so reporters expected in Iowa for the mockelection in Ames.
The same polling unit that spelled doom for Mr Tang played host to a mockelection on March 23rd-24th, in which all of Hong Kong's adult citizens were invited to vote.
According to a quasi-scientific mockelection of more than 100 high schools from Hawaii to Massachusetts, the incumbent Barack Obama will be re-elected on Tuesday, and not by a close margin.