In the interests of not bringing only doom and gloom from the South, the Alabama Democrats (warning: this page is somewhat screwy in Firefox) put up a successful defense tonight of an open seat in the state House left vacant after its incumbent, longtime conservative Democratic Rep. Albert Hall died on November 12. Republicans made a major push for this district, which included bringing in Gov. Bob Riley to stump for the Republican candidate. In the end, the Democrat, Butch Taylor, was elected with a very comfortable 58%. Democrats now enjoy a 62-43 advantage in the state house.
Well played, Alabama Democrats. Well played.