Hotline Sort: All Over But The Crying

By Julie Sobel  //  November 7, 2012 | 7:35 a.m.

Welcome back to Hotline Sort. President Obama wins a second term, Democrats hold their Senate majority and Republicans keep the House majority, Warren defeats Brown, and a number of races have yet to be called.

13) In Massachusetts' 4th District, Democrat Joe Kennedy III easily beat GOP opponent Sean Bielat -- but the Republican won't rule out a future run for office just yet. Bielat: "It's like asking a woman that just came out of the delivery room if she's going to have another baby."

12) Rep. Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., not winning gracefully: He called Democratic opponent Mark Murphy "despicable" for his campaign. He also said that, though Murphy has not yet conceded, he "wouldn't take his concession call, even if he called."

11) 2016 hint from Vice President Biden? Biden, on whether Tuesday would be the last time he casts a ballot for himself: "No, I don't think so."

10) Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., conceded in his expensive, nasty member-vs.-member race with fellow Democratic Rep. Brad Sherman earlier this morning.

9) In the middle of last night, it seemed like Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., would lose her reelection bid -- but she hung on and eeked out a win.

Meanwhile, another of the House's biggest personalities, Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., is trailing by less than a point in his reelection bid with 100 percent reporting. That race has yet to be called.

8) Though we don't have exact numbers yet with a number of races still to be called, the GOP will hold the House.

7) Still waiting for results in two big governor's races: Montana and Washington. In Washington, the all-mail race may continue until Friday.

6) And two Senate races have yet to be called: Montana and North Dakota. In North Dakota, 100 percent of precincts are reporting, and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp leads GOP Rep. Rick Berg by about 3,000 votes -- but Berg has not conceded and said he would wait for results from the official vote canvassing. And in Montana, with 67 percent reporting, Democratic Sen. Jon Tester leads GOP Rep. Denny Rehberg by over 3 percentage points. 5) With the caveat that Montana and North Dakota's results remain uncertain -- Democrats are poised to pick up two Senate seats with wins in Massachusetts, where Democrat Elizabeth Warren beat GOP Sen. Scott Brown, Indiana, where Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly beat GOP Treasurer Richard Mourdock, and Maine (though it's not certain that Independent former Gov. Angus King will caucus with Democrats, most expect him to). 4) And speaking of that, Politico reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has already called King. 3) Meanwhile, the GOP won Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson's Senate seat in Nebraska, where GOP state Sen. Deb Fischer beat former Democratic Sen. Bob Kerrey. 2) Other competitive Senate races where Democrats emerged victorious include Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Missouri. And Republicans notched wins in Nevada and Arizona. 1) President Obama defeated Mitt Romney to win a second term in office. Check out National Journal on how he did it, his new coalition, and his lofty victory speech. And here's more on the speech.

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