Who were the big winners and losers last night?

Serious answers please...not "the American people", "the socialist party", "Al Quida"...show you have some brains and "wow" me with a clever answer.

My choices?

winners:

Pelosi - she got to sit back and have the house turned into her own sounding box. Plus she is in for 6 more years. No ramifications for the war or for passing on impeaching Bush. Hell of a reward for being incompetent.

Palin: Palin was laying a lot of roadwork and networking for 2012 over the last few weeks. She is a flawed candidate who can't win Indies, but I have a hard time seeing her not winning the nomination. The GOP has their own Hillary problem.

Axelrod and Plouffe - They got a black man elected president. Think about it. They have run the most successful compaign in history and are financially set for life.

Losers:

McCain: He will get stuck with the blame for this and it is only partially his fault. He was winning a little while ago, before the Bush crash took him out. He will likely re-emerge quickly in the senate --- possibly as a defacto second GOP wip. Could end up being Obama's go to guy in the senate and (possibly in time) Obama's Secretary of State.

Elizabeth Dole: I think she is a lowlife, but the reality is she lost due to Obama's coattails.