to be a republican state, now again completing that transformation pretty much into a blue state? look, there s something for everybody to sort of brag about tonight but i think certainly the headline tonight is that the incumbent governor, you did see a governor go down in the state of kentucky and again, it was right after the president s visit. certainly all eyes were on that. but a very fascinating election night. wish we did these more often. anyway, rachel maddow will be right back after this. t back af. there s the amped-up, over-tuned, feeding-frenzy-of sheet-metal-kind. and then there s performance that just leaves you feeling better as a result. that s the kind lincoln s about.