Midday for November 8, 2006 | Minnesota Public Radio NewsQ

Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Election 2006: What did it all mean?
DFLers won Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat, but came up short in the governor's race. Democrats picked off 1st District U.S. Rep. Gil Gutknecht, took the Minnesota House and made gains in the state Senate. But DFL Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson narrowly lost his seat in the Legislature.11:06 a.m.
Guests
David Lillehaug: DFL analyst.
Tom Horner: Republican analyst.
More from MPR
Pawlenty barely survives re-election fight (11/08/2006)
Minnesota Legislature swings to DFL (11/08/2006)
Klobuchar races to easy victory in Senate race (11/08/2006)
Bachmann retains 6th District seat for GOP (11/08/2006)
Who's in? Who's out? (11/08/2006)
Bush reacts to Republicans' congressional losses
Republicans have lost control of the U.S. House and could lose the Senate, too, if Democrats win races still pending in Virginia and Montana. President Bush holds a news conference Wednesday to explain how the radically different political landscape will affect his last two years in office.12:06 p.m.

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