Do you mean like Pa. Sen. Rick Santorum, or AZ Rep. JD Hayworth, or my local Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick, a one-term conservative, father of six, devout Catholic, married, squeaky clean, pro-life all the way, pro-Iraq war, environmentally friendly (he devised a plan to save thousands of acres of farmland for open space).
For 10 years before becoming our Congressman, Fitzpatrick was elected County Commissioner in landslide after landslide as he was liked by both Republicans and Democrats.
On Tuesday, he was swept up in this tsunami.
Unfortunately, as a pro-Iraq war person myself, in hindsight I realize the Bush Admin failed to placate the population on exactly how he planned to get out of the Iraq war.
Saying "we have to win" was not good enough.
A large portion of conservative Republicans, according to our local exit polls, simply did not come out to vote.
The biggest "losers" from the election are the troops and they are the ones working the hardest for the country.