[Darlin']

Sorry, I'm a little aggitated... and misspoke. I should have said it was so close that I expect Fletcher will try to force a recount.

[Theodore R.]

I don't think there is anything to recount in the House race. Fletcher lost by the same margin that Thune did in SD. End of story, as the Republicans say. Now the new congressman-elect could become as popular as Breaux by 2004. LA rarely unseats any incumbents in Congress.

[laconic]

Fletcher should have won hands-down. I know nothing about him but I do know that the four Republicans who were in the Nov. 6th race in this district got 68 PERCENT OF THE VOTE collectively and that the Dem winner tonite got only 29 PERCENT OF THE VOTE in November! Somebody must have run a VERY POOR campaign.