ANOTHER VICTORY FOR CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS: Heath Shuler wins.

ELECTION-ORIENTED PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT? IF SO, IT WORKED: Nifong reelected.

RAMESH PONNURU NOTES that Libertarian candidates are costing Republican seats: “So far, losing because of libertarians hasn’t caused Republicans to move toward the libertarians ideologically. But maybe things will change this time.” Let’s hope.

UPDATE: Reader Joel Mackey emails:

As a Republican with libertarian leanings my attitude walking into the polling booth was as follows:

Rep, Dem, Lib, other….on ballot….vote Lib
Rep, Dem….on ballot……vote Rep
Rep….unopposed…… no vote

Basically a Libertarian straight ticket while denying Democrats any votes as well as denying Republicans any votes that would not put a Democrat into office, that is not to say that a local democrat was not deserving, but I would not vote for a beltway Democrat.

I am still of two minds regarding Democrats taking any power in Washington, on the one hand I detest it, but if thier hold on power only lasts two years, I think it could be constructive.

My main impression from this election season is that voting for national office is like trying to execute brain surgery with a 10 pound sledge hammer.

How well that works depends on the desired result. . . .

CELEBRATING VICTORY at Lieberman HQ.

THE STEELE CAMPAIGN is not conceding.

OVER AT MILBLOGS, Greyhawk is blogging the Iraq-war record of candidates as elections are called in their favor. He emails: “Looks like if this election was a ‘referendum on Iraq’ then Bush might be a big winner. (If you believe what the candidates themselves say…)”

DAN RIEHL IS CALLING VIRGINIA FOR GEORGE ALLEN, which is more than the TV networks are willing to do.

UPDATE: Michael Barone was just saying that the Virginia race is so close that it may lead to a recount.

MARK STEYN is liveblogging the elections. Excerpt: “Hugh made another sharp point, noting that in Florida the Republicans in effect gave away a Senate seat. Given the way the GOP have held the Governor’s mansion, and Katherine Harris’ House seat, and Foley’s seat, it seems clear that almost any credible Senate candidate could have swiped that seat out from under the Dems.”

As I said before, “unforced errors.”

NO MATTER WHO WINS TONIGHT, Nick Gillespie tells Richard Miniter that Americans will probably lose.

JUST SAW MCCAIN TALKING ABOUT THE GOP’S PROBLEMS, and he sounded a lot like my “pre-mortem.”

THE TV COMMENTATORS have all but written Harold Ford, Jr. off. A.C. Kleinheider looks at the early returns and says not so fast.

FOX SAYS CHAFEE HAS LOST TO WHITEHOUSE, giving the Dems another Senate pickup.

Huh. Pro-war Lieberman — targeted by antiwar types on that issue — wins. Chafee — who was much more anti-war — loses.

A ROUNDUP OF BLOGGER PREDICTIONS, from Wizbang. Even most righty bloggers expect a big Dem win.

FOX JUST CALLED MARYLAND FOR CARDIN, even though Steele has 55% at the moment, with 1% in.

WELL, I CAN’T MATCH ANN ALTHOUSE’S PHOTOBLOGGING from the CNN Blogger party — since I’m not there, and since the network problems have drastically inhibited my virtual presence.

But this picture from the CNN Situation Room blog is kind of cool. Appropriately enough, they put me in front of the bar. . . .

UPDATE: Haven’t been able to watch the coverage on CNN’s pipeline. Testing my connection shows 3mbps, so I think the problem’s on their end. Dang, and I put in my credit card, too.

CNN HAS JUST CALLED CONNECTICUT FOR JOE LIEBERMAN: The Netroots will be unhappy now, no matter what else happens. And it’s a consolation prize for the righties, no matter what else happens. In the grand Althouse plan, keeping everybody humble . . . .

Greenfield is speculating on whether Lieberman might switch.

ON CNN, they’re noting that the Dems seem to be doing better with conservative candidates, and noting the similarity between the views of Casey and Santorum on many social issues.

BILL KRISTOL’S John Madden-style diagrams on Fox really don’t work.

MALKIN ON FOX on the blogosphere.

LOADS OF STUFF at RealClearPolitics.