Let's all give a hearty round of applause to the teabaggers, who took what would've been a very good night for Republicans and ruined it by helping Democrats pick up a seat they hadn't held since the Civil War.
Glenn Beck? Thanks!
Sarah Palin? Thanks!
Tim Pawlenty? Thanks!
Club for Growth? Thanks!
Ironically, the NRCC, the RNC, Newt Gingrich and the smartest Republican in the world, Tom Davis (former NRCC chair) were right -- the Republican Party needs to be more of a big tent to successfully compete in the Northeast and other non-Southern parts of the country.
So let's sit back and watch the teabaggers go to war against the GOP establishment, even though it was the national and local GOP that knew how to best hold the seat.
While the Virginia and New Jersey losses hurt, governor races usually revolve around local issues. if the question was "are voters angry at the direction of Congress and want Democrats stopped", then the answer is clear -- Democrats won both congressional races, including the über-reliable NY-23. Even in conservative districts (at