Tim Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Democrat Scott Murphy’s victory on Friday in the drawn-out race for New York's 20th Congressional District seat “is proof positive that Americans, even in this heavily Republican district, support the president and want him to succeed, and the result is a repudiation of the failed policies of the past touted by Republicans.”

The campaign is over, Tim. Your guy won. You can stop beating up the other party now.