Harry Reid's communications director finds the tiniest consolation prize in last night's results

Harry Reid's communications director finds the tiniest consolation prize in last night's results
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Yes, Democrats lost the Senate, and sure, the midterm results were pretty damning overall, but hey, at least one Democrat eked out a win over a highly criticized, somewhat unknowledgeable candidate, right?

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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.