…’cause then I’d feel really guilty that my vote wasn’t counted yesterday. I’ve followed Kinky‘s campaign for guv’nor since I was a wee blogger in shortpants, and it’s done broke my heart to see the man finish dead last.

Though he had visible and colorful support from the Texas fringe, his opponents still managed to rally votes and funds from the mainstream. “We had no money,” said Kinky today. “And we had nothing but musicians, beauticians and amateurs in our campaign.”

Still, his supporters are proud and grateful that he stood up to the big ol’ morons of the Texas political machine and are already hollering for another run in 2010. Read his heartfelt concession blog post and its extremely entertaining comment section here.

Across the rest of the U.S., however, yesterday’s election was definitely good for the Jews. Even Joe Lieberman, reviled by many a’ liberal Jew, left both his Democrat and Republican opponents in the dust. And though some predicted a Democratic flip might mean shaky ground for AIPAC, it’s steady as she goes for U.S.-Israel relations.

On the indirectly Jewish front, praise the good voters of Arizona for sending shmuckalicious Republican Senator J.D. Hayworth packing. Congratulations Senator Harry Mitchell! (A rousing “Good work!” to all the little people who hosted parties, carried signs and donated funds, especially Bubbe and Zayde Yenta!)

As far as Georgia goes, it doesn’t appear that my vote was missed — fat cat Sonny Perdue was easily reelected as governor and both Republican senators went back to Washington. One article called the Peach State a “rare bright spot for the GOP,” which is not encouraging as I observe horrible public schools, rampant urban crime and egregious environmental negligence. You can bet I’ll be ready and waiting with my voter registration card next time.