[La Lydia]

How sweet it is. Everyone was on to the Post's transparent attempts at manipulation and Macaca-ization, was prepared, and responded effectively. Works once, but not twice. Nevertheless, McDonnell had to campaign against two adversaries: Deeds and the Post, in particular that reporter, Anita Kumar. And the summing up:

The story here is a classic case of overreach by a mainstream paper drunk on its own hubris, and convinced it could re-orient the race from a bread-and-butter issue contest (which McDonnell was winning) to a culture war clash that liberals thought Deeds could win. But it is also a lesson for Republican candidates about preparation and outreach to women voters.

[Galtoid]

One thing no one is saying this morning is this: The 2008 presidential election was based on EMOTION, HATRED OF BUSH, and A WILLINGNESS TO BURY THE RACIST PAST by electing Obama.

That being said, the elections yesterday show that that euphoria has vanished and people were propelled to vote based on FEAR of Pelosi and Reid taking over their lives. Obama was a non-factor.