The smartest thing I read last night on Twitter was by Dan Kennedy. He wrote this:

Does anyone really believe the nonsense that any election is a referendum on Obama? Here's the referendum on Obama: 11/6/2012.

It's an easy headline, I know, and so tempting on this, the one-year anniversary of Obama's history-making hope-bringing win in the 2008 presidential election. He stood there in Grant Park before thousands of screaming fans and the nation, and promised to bring CHANGE, and he didn't. Booooo on Obama, clearly the REPUBLICANS are the answer! Sorry guys, it's just not that simple. (more...)

Shortly after John Corzine officially lost last night, and well after Creigh Deeds called it quits (about two weeks ago), people discovered that something, well, unexpected, was happening in New York City. Michael Bloomberg was in trouble. (more...)