The guys at the Locker Room stay on it down there in Raleigh, they do.

David Bass speculates whether or not Kay Hagan had the Senate race locked down before Elizabeth Dole’s ‘Godless ad’ hit the airwaves due to straight-ticket early votes, a theme today’s N&R hits on.

Meanwhile, I noted Gov.-elect Bev Perdue’s declaration that her big-government programs were “not going to be stymied by the fact that we have a budget shortfall. Terry Stoops took note too, and says You Go Girl.

Indeed it begins. If only more people had read the fine print before they pulled that straight ticket. One can only dream now.