She deserves scrutiny and she has to give answers. But, right now, all the arrows and all the darts are pointed at her, and her opponent has been given a total free pass.

If gaffes disqualify you from office, Joe Biden never would have made it to the vice presidency.

Well, I think Paul's last point is exactly why nobody should take this very seriously. It's a political thing.

This is the night that President Obama said thanks to the military; our troops are coming home.

I was gracious enough to praise President Obama for saying that. It's an appropriate moment for our country to bring them home and to welcome them home.

This is actually good news for the Republicans, now that it's finally over. It was a shock that Lisa Murkowski lost, but now that it's going to be a unified field, Alaska is safe territory for Republicans. And it will be -- it will be a…

In Paul Begala's view of the world, we'd all be better off and safer off if Saddam Hussein was still running Iraq.

It's a political thing. And I lived on the other side of it when the liberal Democrat base used to say some more things about George Bush.

But this is actually good news for the Republicans now that it's finally over. It was a shock that Lisa Murkowski lost, but now that it's going to be a unified field.

It's a real significant check on Barack Obama's first year in office. I don't think anybody can minimize what it means to the president.

But money isn't everything in politics as we saw in New Jersey. Governor Corzine outspent Chris Christie by more than $10 million; again his own money.

In terms of the substantive legislation, it does take time.

There is a tax rebellion under way in this country. There is a spending rebellion under way in this country.

If Doug Hoffman wins, I think Sarah Palin will be vindicated.

I welcome a Republican Party that is reenergized on economic issues.

If the issue is economic, yes. Because the biggest problem this country has is too much debt and too much spending.

Well, I think what you have seen in New Jersey, frankly, is a state that President Obama took by 20 points, and now a Republican is winning by about five points.

The purge in upstate New York came from the voters of those 11 counties.

If they don't get it done, it really diminishes in base turnout.

The first year of any presidential election or midterm right after presidential party in power, almost always suffers big losses.

The very coalition that put Barack Obama over the top is not showing up.

It has implications for 2010. COOPER: It's a snapshot.

The trend has been broken of Democrat victories and this really has changed.

If they don't pass it, it's a disaster because the base gets even more disillusioned.

They're gutting a program called Medicare Advantage, which tens of millions of seniors have and -- and like -- millions of seniors have and like. And they're gutting that program. That's a problem.