I volunteer my diary for today for everyone wishing to to happy dances about their state legislatures. Stateline.org (A Pew site) has a
good writeup of Dem pickups nationwide, most dramatically:
Democratic gains vastly outnumbered Republican gains in the nation's state legislatures Nov. 7, enough to take control of legislative chambers in at least six states -- including the New Hampshire House for the first time since at least 1922.
Democrats also took control of the Iowa House, Senate and governor's mansion for the first time in 40 years. The party gained five seats in the Iowa House and now has a 54-45 majority, with one seat undecided, according to preliminary results reported by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Democrats moved the state Senate from a tie to a 29-21 majority, according to NCSL. Democrat Chet Culver defeated U.S. Rep. Jim Nussle in the gubernatorial race to replace outgoing Gov. Tom Vilsack (D).