With Patty Murray's confirmed win in the state of Washington, at least one Washington took a left turn.
While Washington has increasingly moved toward the Democratic column in recent elections – with Senator John McCain losing the state by 17 percentage points in 2008 – Republicans grew increasingly hopeful during this year’s campaign that they could take the state. ...NYT
Republican Dino Rossi finally conceded the race last night when Murray showed a lead of 3 points and over 46,000 votes. Murray's win gives Democrats a comfortable lead in the Senate with 53 seats.
