Question of the Day: Who's The Big Winner?

Republicans swept in Virginia and took the governor's mansion in New Jersey...but Democrat Bill Owens upset conservative darling Doug Hoffman in New York to stymie the hopes of grassroots conservatives across the country. Who was the big winner on Tuesday night?

BONUS #1: President Obama invested himself in most in New Jersey's gubernatorial race, and Democrat Jon Corzine lost. Was this a referendum on him? If so, what does it say?

BONUS #2: What does Hoffman's loss mean for the grassroots conservative movement?

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http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/11/question-of-the-day-whos-the-big-winner/29578/