Democrats have won three of the six Senate seats they need to reclaim control of the Senate.

I'm not measuring for the drapes yet, but I'm getting hopeful.

Embattled DA Mike Nifong, immensely unpopular due to his decision to stick with the ever-crumbling Duke lacrosse players' alleged rape charges, has won re-election. Not surprising, since one of his opponents said he wouldn't take office if he won and the other was a write-in candidate.

Too bad he didn't have a real challenger.

We're in a lull here at the Tryst. The food has been outstanding, like a huge thanksgiving dinner, incredibly fresh and gourmet. My compliments to the folks at the Tryst. They also come around to ask if we want fresh coffee...some of us are just now finding the open bar.

The results so far don't show who's taking over Congress so the right and left bloggers are getting along just great. That may change when the night gets further along.

Jacki and Abbi from CNN are working so hard. TV isn't as easy as it seems. There are dozens of tech people working the site, and as soon as we lose our wireless, they are there to put it back- the cameras are ever present, we never know when you get a glimpse of us. For example, there's a cameraman at my shoulder right now, filming as I type this.

In case I forget later, Thank You CNN, for the best election night ever.

The polls are closing, the initial results are in. The only question is, how big a loss for Republicans? I'm thinking more than 20 seats. That seems to be the consensus here in cnn blogger land -- particularly among the liberal bloggers.

Now it's time for predictions. How many seats for Democrats?

Wolf Blitzer as CNN calls the Ohio Senate race for Sherrod Brown and the New Jersey race for Bob Menendez.

Bill Nelson routed Cruella.

Follow the House races here The highlight:

Florida 22

Dem Klein 16,215 51%

Rep Shaw 14,708 47%


9% reporting

Bob Casey, Jr. is the new Senator from Pennsylvania.

Dem pickup. 5 to go.

He wins the Massachusetts governorship.

The first African American to win a Governorship since Doug Wilder.

Good for Patrick and good for Massachusetts.

Via BBC, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki said he expects Saddam Hussein to be executed by the end of the year.

So much for appeals. How can the appeals judges even read the record that fast?

What a sham of a trial system.

Not a surprise.

Lugar wins in Indiana.

here. The highlight:

IN-08

Dem Ellsworth 41,145 62%
Rep Hostetler 25,539 38%

32% percent reported.

ELLSWORTH declared the winner by CNN. Donnelly and Baron Hill leading their GOP opponents. 3 Dem pickups in Indiana look likely.

here The highlight:

Kentucky 03

Dem Yarmuth 94,401 50%
Rep Northup 90,691 49%
81% of precincts reporting.

UPDATE: Yarmouth leads 117,000 to 110,000 with 4% left to count. It has not been called for Yarmouth. I do not know why. I am calling it. Yarmouth wins.