I have a feeling that Al Franken will be the next Senator from Minnesota, now that his campaign has requested a recount. Absentee ballots will be factored into the race now, and the fact that Coleman only leads by a few hundred votes could present a window of opportunity there. The majority of those who cast absentee ballots are young voters, mostly college kids... so I am very interested to see what happens between now and the end of November, when this recount is expected to be finalized...
As for the House, I am VERY pleased that we got rid of two agents of intolerance, Bill "Absolute Idiot" Sali from Idaho, and Virgil "Muslims aren't real Americans" Goode of Virginia. However, I am upset that Nancy Boyda lost her bid for re-election, as she was a true reformer in Congress and could have done so much more given a little more time in office. Oh well-- you win some, you lose some.
Finally... Ted Stevens and Gordon Smith... those two are doing exceptionally well given the negative political environment against them. If Stevens is re-elected, he will be expelled from the Senate undoubtedly. If Smith is re-elected, I see him receiving a cabinet-level post in the Obama administration, which would allow Ted Kulongoski to appoint a presumably Democratic replacement.