she and the family are praying for him and that their two dogs miss him so much. >> my name is marty collinsuld like to salute my husband james collins. i miss you so much. you're the best husband anyone could hope for and my best friend. mom and dad and willie and i and everyone are praying for you and can't wait until you're home with us. >> if you have somebody in the service and want to salute them, we'd like to help you. >>> republicans may be on the comeback trail. the gop swept two key races. in new jersey, chris christie defeated incumbent, jon corzine. and in virginia, bob mcdonnell crushed creigh deeds. richard lui's looking at the wider implications of the results. >> it may not be a direct reflection of referendum on president obama's entire presidency to date, but it's a punch that leaves a bruise to the democrats and the president, too. he came up short after personally campaigning hard for democrats in new jersey and virginia, so this might signal trouble for democrats in the 2010 midterm elections. on the other side, the polls show a majority of voters in both states showing

this is from marty kdy collins her husband james jack collins. she wants him to know that she and the entire family are pray ing for him and that their two dogs miss him so much. >> my name is marti collins from erieville, new york. i would like to salute my husband. i miss you so much. you're the best husband anyone could hope for and my best friend. mom and dad and willie and i and everyone are praying for you. we can't wait until you're home with us. >> if you have somebody be in the service and you want to salute them, we'd like to help you. go to cnn.com/robin. >>> it is nine past the hour. republicans may be on the comeback trail. the gop is expected to sweep two key gubernatorial elections. in new jersey cnn projects chris chris chris christie defeated. looking at the wider implications of last night's election results here. richard, what's the latest? >>> good morning to you, natasha. it may not be a direct reflection on president obama's entire presidency but it's a punch, at least a bit of a bruise. the president came up short after per