Mark Begich wins senate race.

[dubman]

surprising

franken's lost though, which is actually kind of a shame. it'd be funny.

[gambit]

Franken hasn't lost (yet). Also, there's still the run-off election in Georgia to watch.

[BeautifulBurnout]

I see this as good news, if only because it puts Sarah Palin one step further away from a potential 2012 Presidential bid. Not that there haven't been some very good gubernatorial candidates who have made it to Prez, but at this stage anything that might put a spanner in the works is good by me.

[Sean]

Yes, good in keeping Palin a little further away, but I'm not eager for a filibuster-proof Democratic majority. I actually hope Franken loses. I can't say I care for how he handles himself politically.

And thank goodness Alaska is at least just barely good enough to not elect a newly convicted felon.

[Deckard]

Originally Posted by Sean

And thank goodness Alaska is at least just barely good enough to not elect a newly convicted felon.

Umm, yeah, that's what I was thinking.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Deckard

Umm, yeah, that's what I was thinking.

It's sad that I actually find myself pleasantly surprised - I had felt pretty certain as results first started coming in back on the 4th that Stevens was actually going to win, and it put Alaska at about a 9 on my 1-10 what-the-f$%k-o-meter scale. But after this, they're only at like an 8 or 8 1/2.