joining us now is lou debose, former editor of the texas observer.to see you. >> thank you. >> was the man who lost here actually a moderate, which he was accused of being in this race? >> not even by the standard of texas politics. he was rick perry's lieutenant governor, but he was also rick perry's lieutenant. the power has shifted. perry has been in office so long by power of appointment, he's consolidated his power, and david dewhurst was his fact totem in the senate, and his man in the senate cannot be a moderate. it's really remarkable, the sucking sound is coming from the governor's mansion two blocks west of here where they have to be stunned. clearly, they knew it was coming in the polls, but this was a remarkable defeat. i mean how do you defeat a former cia officer, air force pilot, 14 years in elected office in the state, and a genuine conservative who once advocated executing juveniles. you know, it's a sign of the times. you know, it's what happened in indiana, as you said earlier in the segment, works best when your opponent has a rec