Exactly. Like many people have said on here, I worry about what the GOP will do if it regains power—if it pulls the same stunts that got us in this mess, we are in deep deep trouble.
We need a strong opposition party.
I suspect even if Castle had won tonight, and took Biden’s old seat, that Republicans would have fallen short in their effort to get a majority. If Boxer, Reid, and Murray all win then it is almost impossible to dislodge the Dems. Having Castle in there siding with the ones from Maine and the few remaining other “moderates” would have given them yet more leverage.
If they get 45-48 seats now then it will be necessary to work that much harder to take back a majority in ‘12. I think they should go full force against Webb, Tester, McCaskill, both Nelsons and more.