Isn’t it interesting that the Senate elections came down to Georgia, Missouri, and Minnesota, states where Dems appealed to the sympathy factor (some would say “pity”) in an attempt to elect candidates not well-qualified for the job, only to be beaten by Republicans who displayed mastery of the issues, quick wits, and tons of (recent) experience in public office? The selection of these candidates had more to do with the outcome of the election than any issue, I believe.
Background: Cleland in Georgia is one-term Senator with one arm and no legs, who comes across as a drooling idiot. Carnahan is the widow of the former governor, and has never been elected to any office at any time. Mondale was once a politician, but that was 20 years ago and he’s lost a lot of speed sitting on the sidelines.