The bottom line is that even when things are equal in New Jersey, the Democrats win.

The bottom line is, Katherine Harris's support is so low that she is down to just about the bottom of what you'd expect a Republican to get in Florida.

Sen. Menendez holds a narrow lead in this race only because there are more Democrats than Republicans in New Jersey.

I wouldn't be surprised if as many as 25 percent of New Jersey voters said they are supporting Kean because of his father's record, or because they like his father.

Sen. Menendez has a 6-point lead in his race for re-election mainly because New Jersey is a Democratic state more fed up with the Bush administration and the war in Iraq than it is with high taxes and the budget crisis at home.

I didn't pitch well enough to win. That's the flat-out bottom line.