1.   Democrats in particular took the vetoes as a declaration of war.

2.   Democrats may also take perverse cheer in a Republican win.

3.   Democrats also took aim at a provision to give school districts a tax break on finance costs associated with delays in school construction.

4.   Democrats take comfort from the incomprehensibly detailed manner in which the Arkansas savings-and-loan shenanigans have been described in newspapers.

5.   Democrats took GOP-held seats in Florida, Washington, Delaware and Minnesota, but Republicans took over seats in Virginia and Nevada.

6.   Democrats took Republican-held Senate seats in Florida, Washington, Delaware and Minnesota, but Republicans gained seats in Virginia and Nevada.

7.   Democrats took to the microphones and the Senate floor Tuesday to say there was no need to rush the vote count.

8.   Democrats noted Mattingly took a leave of absence from several positions rather than severing all ties to outside interests, as Miller did upon his Senate appointment.

9.   Democrats took a seat away from Republicans when U.S. Rep. Thomas Carper defeated incumbent William Roth in Delaware in a minor upset.

10.   Democrats took comfort in a fact that was not directly at issue in the case, Easley vs. Cromartie.