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I think Lieberman's third party win shows that this was less a referendum on the war and more a referendum on a Republican majority, including our president, that was too often content to ignore problems like illegal immigration and out of control spending, while not working hard enough to get our message out about Iraq.

I talked with a lot of people - including family - who voted Democratic today. They were sick of the ineptitude, corruption, and tin ears of the Republican party. For example, one person in Florida I talked with said she voted for Nelson because she thought his stance on the war was "common-sense."

I also spoke with a law school friend who thought that Speaker Pelosi will be the best thing that ever happened to the Republican party - because the Republican party will have to clean up its act. I hope he's right.