Apparently, there was some sort of political contest yesterday

and a guy named Obama won. Seems like a nice enough fellow.

Looking at the down-ticket races, at first glance it seems the Democrats did well but not quite as well as they may have expected. And it appears turnout, while heavy in some areas, wasn't as heavy in others.

I'm still digging out but I have a few election-related items percolating, and hopefully they'll find their way here...