Now that the Lamont upset has been thoroughly analyzed, it's time to look at why Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia - this sites second favorite member of congress - lost her re-election.

After conceding to challenger Hank Johnson, McKinney reminded her supporters of her accomplishments, like getting 500 kids into a job training program.

But as McKinney said in her concession speech:

"The news media didn't tell you about that because they wanted you to focus on my hair!"

Still wondering who, besides bloggers, voted for Ned Lamont?

A reader passes on this electoral analysis [pdf], courtesy of a progressive consulting firm in D.C., Strategic Telemetry.

"Areas with high concentrations of voters currently serving in the armed forces were more likley to support Lieberman, but areas with high concentrations of veterans were more likely to support Lamont."

Update: Another key point:
"Lamont did best among traditionally high-turnout voters."

An aide to one Democratic candidate reminded me it's happening next week. There will be a televised town hall on Wednesday and a debate on Thursday.

To have a true, state-wide town hall, organizers offered candidates their choice of locations throughout the state.

Sean Maloney and Charlie King will be at Pace University in the Big Apple.

Jeanine Pirro and Mark Green will be in Syracuse.

And Andrew Cuomo, who has a new ad, will be by himself in Albany.

Which only proves that even among state-wide candidates, Albany isn't that popular of a place.

Senator Clinton and Rep. Charles Rangel yesterday. Your captions?

Somewhere in the mayhem, they got around to discussing Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki, key figures in the party they hope to represent in November.

On Giuliani, Spencer said the former mayor was too liberal to support for president. KT said he wasn't. But on George Pataki, they agreed: Both said he has not been an excellent governor.

So how well did the mud-slinging help Senator Clinton's re-election effort?

One top democratic operative emailed me to ask: "Was that a dream?"

The Democratic candidates for Brooklyn's 11th congressional race debate tonight at 7 at Medgar Evers College.

Rep. Charles Rangel celebrates his birthday uptown. Wonder what he wishes for when he blows out the candles?

Mayor Bloomberg backed Lieberman's independent run for Senate.

The Center for Responsive Politics wants people to know, "Three upsets do not an anti-incumbent groundswell make." [via Capitol Confidential]

Jonathan Tasini, took a swipe Ned Lamont for not being progressive...one day after congratulating him.

just curious.

From: christine anderson
To: azi paybarah
Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:43 AM

Nope.

"I'm spending so much time on Flatbush Avenue that my campaign staff is now forwarding my calls to Aisle Seven at the Western Beef."

The rest of the email is after the jump.

CR
"You may think I'm putting you on but i have no clue as to who is opposing Senator Clinton. Where's he from?"

Reporter
"New York."

CR
"Well, I guess he's a nice person."

And later, as a covert hat tip to his favorite reporter, Rangel says:

"I didn't even know she had a primary. That's interesting."

What do you guys think of this new commercial for John Spencer?

Where better to start today than with the man who wants to be New York's Ned Lamont...Jonathan Tasini.

Standing outside the City Hall train station, Tasini discussed the impact Lamont's race has (or may have) on his race against Senator Clinton (it "raises the profile of the anti-war movement") and how he feels about her new-found outspokenness about the war ("It's a complete smoke screen.").

So, here's Tasini: part 1 and part 2.

Update: New York Sun intern extraordinaire Leon Nayfakh reports that at Clinton's first event in Harlem this morning, she told reporters Lieberman "has to search his conscious and decide what is best for Connecticut and do what's right for the Democratic party."

Lamont wins, but Lieberman says he's still running...as an independent.

This should make tomorrow's day with Hillary Clinton even more fun!

Her anti-war Democratic challenger, Jonathan Tasini, is trying to latch onto Lamont's momentum by congratulating him.

"Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton have the same world views," Tasini said.

I wonder how Clinton's blogger, Peter Daou is taking this?

And in Georgia, challenger Hank Johnson topped Rep. Cynthia McKinney.

Official results in Georgia show challenger Hank Johnson leading incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney 73.3% to 26.7%, with 6% of precincts reporting [via Political Wire].

CT
-4% reporting
59.77-Lamont
40.23-Lieberman

-6% reporting [via NYT]
56.6-Lamont
43.4-Lieberman

-9% reporting [via Hotline]
56.65-Lamont
43.35-Lieberman

-17% reporting
56.3-Lamont
43.7-Lieberman

GA
-26% reporting
74-Johnson [the challenger!]
26-McKinney [the incumbent] [via Hotline]

Note: Having my own Lieberman-esque issues with my laptop. For updates, check Hotline, and the Times homepage. And feel free to start claiming victory - or defeat - in the comment section.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting a storm caused a power outage in one of the voting precincts inside the McKinney-Johnson race.

But don't worry about the voting machines.

An election official there tells AJC the voting machines "are running on batteries" and adds, "I'm just concerned about how long the batteries will last."