Not only have we dispatched with Kentucky's corrupt, McConnellite Governor, Ernie Fletcher, with a resounding victory (59% to 41%) for Governor-Elect Steve Beshear. But the GOP is fractured in Kentucky, with conservatives blaming McConnell for abandoning Fletcher, and Beshear carrying parts of Northern and Western Kentucky. That is GOP territory through and through.

Have a fun 2008 Mitch! (as your gay-baiting didn't work this time, what will you do for a shiny object now?).

Additionally, progressive star Jack Conway has over 60% in his race against certified religious zealot Stan Lee for AG, and Crit Luallen is up by 60-40 in her race to win a second term for State Auditor. Why does the latter factoid matter? Because rumors are running rampant Crit is being recruited to take on McConnell in the Senate race next year.

If only that were it. In Virginia, the Democrats need to pick up four GOP seats to take back the state senate. We are up or close in 5-6 GOP seats right now, and seem to have secured at least two. Including...are you with me...the seat of Rep. Tom Davis' wife, Jeannemarie Devolites Davis.

Rumor is that he will retire from the House anyhow, and this may give him more reason to do so. That would be a huge pickup opportunity for Dems in blue-trending Northern Virginia. So we could be gaining the state senate and a U.S. House seat from these results.

Oh, you thought that was it? Not a chance. For there is New Jersey, where we are also in position to gain several state legislative seats. This includes one biggie, with national implications.

State rep. Jeff Van Drew beat a GOP incumbent to win a state senate seat. This seat sits in Republican Congressman LoBiondo's district, and word is Van Drew is already being recruited to run next year against this vulnerable Republican.

Of course, in Mississippi things never change. GOP Governor/sleazy lobbyist Haley Barbour is about to be reelected. But this race and the recent Louisiana gubernatorial one explain our current political climate rather perfectly when set against the backdrop of the rest of the night's events.

The GOP has become the party of The Deep South (5-6 states) and Utah. We're even beating them in places like Kansas and Montana these days.

To finish this night of almost complete dominance, yesterday, Mayor Jim Hovland of Edina, Minnesota switched parties because the GOP has become so filled with nutters (read his explanation here). This wouldn't be a big deal, except he is popular and located in the heart of an open Congressional District, as one of the last actual moderates in the GOP House Caucus, Jim Ramstad, has retired.

All in all, a great night!