Delayed Mid-Term Wrapup


The votes have been cast, and in most cases counted, the
people have spoken. All that remains is the lengthy autopsies and post mortems to be be conducted. It should keep the talking heads in the MSM busy for months. The importance of this election is hard to overstate and the results are a very good development. Democratic Majority in the House and Senate. A number of important regional victories. A vindication of Howard Dean's '50 State Stragegy'. As well the impact the netroots had on a number of campaigns. And a couple of pretty satisfying victories that pretty much ended the Presidential aspirations of at least a couple of prominent Republican's.
And, finally, this site had it's it's own winners and losers.


In Virginia Jim Webb prevailed over George Allen in what, considering numbers from six months ago, might be considered an upset. Not really. Webb ran a good campaign and Allen, well, Allen ran a campaign that will be studied for many years in PolySci 101 has how to really, really not run a campaign. And completely took himself out of '08 consideration. Jim Webb will be a great Senator.
But he sure as hell will do things his way. And as such will be a better Senator than candidate.
Webb May Be Senate Maverick - washingtonpost.com



And making his last appearance on donkeysdiass
is soon to be former Senator Conrad Burns. He lost to Jon Tester in Montana.






Rick Santorum is gone. And so is any chance he can run for President.



Tammy Duckworth in Ill 06 lost. But Joe Sestak beat Kurt Weldon in Penn 07 .






Mean Jean Schmidt and Democrat Vic Wulisin are in a recount. But Katherine Harris is down for the count.









And of course, Joe Lieberman beat the Democratic Party candidate Ned Lamont. (More on that later) But, all in all, a great result for Democrats.
And for the netroots who proved that not only can they mobilize to defeat a campaign or a candidate, they can have a strong effect on a winning campaign. In fact, the netroots will be an essential componant of any future winning campaign.