ththe analysts talk and talk all week. let's talk about the biggpset in the maryland governor's race. what happened? was it the mesge on taxes that won today? h he pounded th a and he was very clear aboutut that, but i think also the taxes were a surrogate for general concern about the economy. he kept saying reduced taxes, yes, but also he was saying that the economy is what matters, slow economic groh, slow job growth. that is what resonatedith voters. i also think anthony brown and ae ge democrats ran singularly inept campaign. they were talking about abortion notg control a that is what voters were conceed about. >> african-american voters said afafterward they had no reason o vote for him. they didn't know who he was on paper. a fascinating, respectable guy inin person, a nice guy, but he nevedefined himself. he focused on larry hogan and he lost on th. >> he was negative and cautious. he did not make himself availableuch the voter or to the media. i think t this was a clclassic example of message overcomin money. he had the party machinery and everything else. he had mucmore mony, out margigin