I was really sad when I switched on my PC that morning and saw republicans had won almost every competitive race in 2010... but now, I am sure that was for the best of the USA. Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, etc. will have democratic governors by 2014, and people will remember that republicans aren't the solution to their problems.
The American people have short-term memory. GOP will just rebrand itself yet again with another "independent freethinking conservatism" after the Tea Party dies.
