Allan get's it right...
Allan at Just On The Other Side has a nice piece on the election that hits the right notes.
While our election analysis will follow, Allan hits an important note - that Democrats need to internalize the results of the election, rather than externalize the blame for their lack of success. Unfortunately for Democrats, there is already a miasma of denial - blame of the electorate, conspiracy, and sanguine disconnectedness from reality - that will not result in the changes needed to improve the Democrat party's chances in the next election.
It's a poor artist who blames his tools...