Tuesday's congressional elections were a major coup for "those who pushed for a fearless, genuinely oppositional Dem posture on national security issues early in the cycle," says Greg Sargent.

Taking credit for Republican Rep. Sue Kelly's loss: Richard French and Stephen Colbert.

Ben finds George Pataki's presidential campaign office.

The son of Albany's longtime mayor is joining a politically connected firm in Albany, a sign of the power shift in that city, says Liz.

Urban Elephants has a message for some of Tuesday's winners:

Early & Often expands on our brief analysis of how well the anti-tax message worked here.

Here is how some court cases affected the elections.

And above is Adam Green with his John Murtha hand puppet.

Belated Update: The mayor's Deputy Press Secretary Jennifer Falk is leaving to become the Executive Director of the Union Square Partnership.

-- Azi Paybarah