Daschle refuses to come out of his room!
Lott majority leader!
Jeffords to head Senate Janitorial committee!
Carville puts bucket on head!
Talent whups Carnahan
In Missouri, Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan conceded to her Republican challenger, Jim Talent, shortly after 1 a.m. (2 a.m. ET), securing at least 50 seats for the GOP.
Coleman wins in Minnesota!
Republican Norm Coleman edged Walter Mondale for Minnesota's Senate seat Wednesday, sending the Democratic elder back into political retirement two weeks after the death of Sen. Paul Wellstone threw the race into chaos. With 85 percent of precincts reporting, Coleman had raked in 877,934 votes, or 50 percent, to Mondale's 825,313 votes, or 47 percent. Three independent candidates split the rest.
Thune ahead in South Dakota!
Thune's lead is teeny-tiny, a matter of a few hundred votes. Thune had 50 percent of the vote to 49 percent for Johnson with 715 out of 844 precincts counted, sending a race that has sustained a fevered pace for months into overtime. No word on how many dead people voted for Johnson...
California still stuck with The Gray Davis!
All you guys out on the Left Coast — enjoy it! You voted for him, you must want him!