Turns out I was 1/3, with only my local Rep. Issa winning.  As he was a sure thing, it's somewhat of a bummer that the other two key races in which I had a vote went sour.  Unlike most of the nation, California decided to hammer the gas and try for lift-off while going over the cliff.

Whitman's loss doesn't bother me at all.  She was a lousy candidate, ran a lousy campaign, and likely wouldn't have done jack shit about California's fiscal disaster.  My vote for her was based almost entirely on the 'new blood' concept, but I had no illusions about her likely effectiveness.  Chris Christie she is not.  Let Moonbeam and the Dems have the pleasure of being at the wheel as the state goes flying over the cliff edge.  Fine by me.

Fiorina's loss, on the other hand, really bugs me.  She was a wild card, and it would have been extremely interesting to see what she would have done in the Senate.  With the country as fucked up as it is, it's worth taking risks to improve things, especially when someone has as much potential as Fiorina.  As I've said before, she could have been an utter disaster, or she could have been brilliant.  Seeing as the status quo is already 'utter disaster', Fiorina was worth taking a chance on.  I'm saddened that we'll never get to find out if she would have lived up to her potential.

That's pretty much it.  I'll probably have a few more things to say about the broader political picture, and the potential for reconciliation between tea partiers and the GOP establishment, but by and large this election didn't do much to excite me.  Politically, it's now a waiting game until the new Congress is seated.

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