Election results

The Day By Day cartoon in Rico's sidebar celebrates the odd turn in this by-election. CNN.com has the analysis, but the upshot is that the voters, as usual, turned on the party that won the last time, voting out governors in New Jersey (yay; won't miss Corzine) and Virginia:

While the economy and jobs were the chief concern for voters in both states, 26 percent of New Jersey residents said property taxes was also a major issue, while another 20 percent mentioned corruption. In Virginia, health care was the most important issue for 24 percent of the voters, while 15 percent named taxes and transportation was mentioned by 7 percent.