Elector Set.

Quite the intriguing results. A few of which you may not yet have been aware:

Oregon Measure 23, which would have established single-payor healthcare. Defeated nearly 4:1.

Per Instapundit, a Massachusetts proposal which would have repealed in the income tax got 45% of the vote. Between Taxachusetts getting a nominal Republican governor and this, maybe some actually sensible people like Dom Bettinelli and Mark C.N. Sullivan could run for office too! (Sad that this issue gets so little coverage.)

Best yet, Nevada’s Question 2, which bans homosexual marriages, passed (though only 61:39). May that start a global trend!

One thing that intrigues me is the blame game that will be played out over the next few weeks. The Democrats will not admit that they lost to superior candidates or that their opponents are more in touch with what voters want. They won’t have the arguments they had in the wake of the 2000 election regarding “voter confusion”.

Where I think some prominent Democrats are poised given yesterday’s results.

William J. Clinton – no blame will stick to him as he is remarkably adept at evading blame for anything.

Albert A. Gore Jr. – just when he didn’t think it could get any worse. You may want to call in sick for the scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Tom Daschle – was cited as having said he’d rather keep the SoDak seat in his party’s hands than keep control of the Senate. We won’t know for a while if he kept the SoDak seat, but his nonchalance regarding the rest of the country won’t help his position for the future. Can you say George McGovern?

Terry McAuliffe – if, as it appears, he was a mover behind the Wellstone rally, he could be toast. If he’s toast, the whole party could be in big trouble as he’s been their most successful fund-raiser. Also opens up jockeying for the party chairmanship.

Hillary Clinton – untouched and, presumably, untouchable.

Gray Davis (or is it Davis Gray?) – surviving, which is more than many would have thought a year ago.

Gary Hartpence – doesn’t he realize that the last election of a president who had not previously served as either a governor or vice president was in 1960? The failing senators include Goldwater, McGovern and Dole. Four of the last five men elected to the presidency have been governors and the other was a vice-president. (Oh no, not another Mondale campaign in ’04!)

That brings me to a promise of a future post handicapping Demo candidates for the ’04 nomination.

In the meantime, rejoice!