I was puzzled why Asa Hutchinson ran such a bad campaign. He got the nomination somewhat by default after the death of Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller and his campaign never got off the ground. Mike Beebe ran an excellent campaign from the start.

I still don't understand why people are talking about a war in Iraq. It is an illegal conflict. Let's call a spade a spade.

It will be a joy to watch a DC insider losing the race for the Iowa governorship. Nussle has been trying to say that his days in DC do not matter, when it has shaped him more than his days in Iowa. And Manchester is not his hometown, he grew up in Illinois. I wish they would take him back.

Rob;
"I was puzzled why Asa Hutchinson ran such a bad campaign."

Hutchinson, like Nussle, may not be running for Governor nearly as much as they are running away from the Delay/Abramoff/Ney/Cunningham/Burns, etc ad infinitum, insider club that seems to all be heading for the big house, not the White House.

I have pondered more than once that some of these lackluster Gov. campaigns run by former Bush clones represent a way out for these guys, before the subpoenas hit the fan. Nussle's dirty dealings go all the way back to Gingrich.

Better a failed Governor's race than a year or so in prison?

This mayt hold true for more than one incumbent.

Why did so many R's retire recently from the House, leaving those open seats for their party to struggle with?

Something about "R's jumping off a sinking ship?"

The weapons tax idea isn't a bad one, but funding the military entirely with petroleum taxes would solve two problems at once: it would prevent externalizing one of the very real costs of imported oil and it would encourage conservation and alternative energy systems.

Of course when Clinton tried to pass the Carbon Tax he was stymied by the oil lobby, but the game might shift now between the war(s) for oil and global warming concerns.

Asa was doomed from the start. He doesn't feel enough like a local boy, he had a rather indistinguished congressional run, followed by alot of time in Washington. He's never run a statewide race in Arkansas, so the only people who know him live in NW Arkansas.

there's no pointnow in Dems trying to take over. Republicans can tank some seats in both houses; Dems DO NOT need to be ina position to formulate the evacuation policy for Bagdad; that responsibility needs to remain with the party and individual who dreamed it up in the first place.

Voting experience in Michigan: 10am, was about an hour wait in South Branch Township (1600 people total in the township) so my family & another family left. Touch-screen screwed up the votes, but, they were for 'regents' for the universities, but the governor, & proposals were what they should've been. We had 1 touch screen & then 6 or 7 booths. I was # 712 when i finally was able to vote at 5pm. Oh & they didn't ask me for Id.

I am so embarassed to be a Georgian tonight. I can only hope the rest of the country (ya'll) can make up for our republican idiocy.

I don't really care who is in charge as long as the country is ran for the people and not for the money hogs. So that means we need change. How I'm not sure but we need to be told the truth and meetings that are between busnesses and goverment need to be made public.

The war in Iraq is illegal? What law was broken, SPECIFICALLY?

Ehrlich was absolutely eviscerated in Prince George's County. Guess multiculturalism isn't so bunk after all eh Bobby?

I have been a Republican for 20 years and every election voted Republican but this year. I did not and nor did my family or friends vote for Erhlich but chose to vote for OMalley. The reason? Simple Erhlich fired a guy from Metro for voicing his opinion that homosexuality is deviant behavior. People are entitled to opinion's and should not be fired over it. If the metro guy thinks this id deviant behavior then he is entitled to express that opinion and not worry about losing his job. Congrats O Malley we the people hope you make the right choices.

All of Maryland can exhale. The parks are safe from sale to developers. The Bay will be made less polluted. Multiculturalism is in. And working families will get the advantage when policy is developed, rather than the robber barons.

The results of the governor race in Ohio was expected. Republicans have been in office for a long time and increasing taxes. Ohio is one of the highest tax state in the midwest.Many republicans stayed home.

Blackwell a black man didn't get many black votes. Black just don't vote for republican blacks.

We Marylanders know why Bob Ehrlich lost his bid for Governor, you only have to look as far as yesterdays campaign tactics. Bus loads of homeless transported in from Philadelphia to hand out bogus campaign materials to win a segment of the vote in Baltimore and PG. Thanks to the astute voters in Maryland Ehrlich/Steele(Senate race) will be sitting home. Looking forward to a fresh start in Maryland.

I'm just a little bit proud of my state today. We voted for only the second African American Governor in history, Deval Patrick. He was an excellent candidate and he ran an excellent campaign and race just was not an issue in Massachusetts.

Hey Ehrlich -you lost! The Chicago Bears and Bob Ehrlich two previous unbeatens suffers their first loss this week. Get over your delusional fantasy you will pull it out. Did anyone in Philly spot a Mr. Joe Steffen hanging around homeless shelters?

I was disappointed by the result of the Minnesota governor race today, after watching the polls closely for the past week it seemed unlikely that Pawlenty would win (although the race was close). Perhaps this is a lesson that one must be more careful around election day to not make potentially politically explosive comments. I say this in regards to Hatch's running mate and fuel additives. The memory of the American people can be very short, but clearly not short enough in this case.

I also wonder if this race is not another state-level case of "Nader", where a slightly more liberal third party candidate took just enough votes away from the Democrats to cost them the election. I have profound respect for the idea of multi-party systems but find third party's role in a two-party system still troubling.

At the very worst (from a democrat's perspective), perhaps this election will serve Pawlenty with the message that less than 50% of Minnesota citizens agree with his policies and practices, so change is due.