Whew. I’m ready for a nap. Over to you. Some final words:

* US SENATE, THE NEWS IS GOOD: Democrats have 55 seats, counting a friendly independent, in the Senate, thanks to additional wins in North Dakota! and Montana! Is that enough to confirm some Supreme Court nominees?

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* VOTER ENTHUSIASM: Last report I saw from AP indicated voter turnout this year was about 65 percent of Arkansas’s registered voters, about the same as 2008. In other words, the record early vote was more about time shifting than enthusiasm.

* ANTI-INCUMBENT ENTHUSIASM: Racially polarized and anti-incumbent voting distinguished the re-election of at-large members of the Little Rock Board of Directors, all of the three giving up 39 to 53 percent of the vote despite huge campaign treasuries and generally anonymous opposition. The message in this should give cause to reconsider our form of government that discriminates against poor and minority neighborhoods in a non-democratic city government. But we won’t, precisely because the wealthy white power brokers prefer this balance of power.

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* GRANULAR ELECTION RESULTS: The Pulaski County Election Commission has precinct-by-precinct results at its website. Click the precincts returns and find your number or polling place. They got results out last night in the best fashion I can recall, particularly for a big presidential election and particularly after some machine problems early in the day.

* HAPPY DAYS NOT HERE AGAIN: Dow dropped 312 points today. Bad news in Europe.

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* WHEN THEY SAY IT ISN’T ABOUT RACE, PART II: See Twitter.

* REMEMBER BRYANT MAYOR JILL “REPUBLICAN” DABBS?: Says here her candidates for City Council got whupped and mama ain’t happy.

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* THE DEMOCRATIC SPIN CYCLE: Losers naturally try to put the best face possible on losses, even after gracious concession speeches. With that in mind, I thought I’d share on the jump some notes I’ve gotten from Democrats deeply involved in the Tuesday elections who were looking for silver linings. Also find there Rep. Darrin Williams’ statement kind of indicating he’d still be happy to serve as House speaker some Republicans decide not to vote for someone from their party so as to let his preliminary selection stand.

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