There was no national effort by the GOP, nor federal offices involved in this campaign. These were individual state races with little or no involvement from the White House. These races turned on local realities, not the national political mood. To claim based on 3 losses that the GOP nationally is in trouble is extrapolating WAY TOO MUCH into what were basically local elections.
Good grief, did ANYBODY read my whole post?
It wasn't the Governor's races the concerned me. It was the Governor's races, + the Ballot initiatives + King County blowout that concerned me.
I think that, along with Hackett, does show something of a trend.