UPDATE: The NRCC won with 67% of the vote. Not to be outdone by the NRCC, the NRSC just dropped a creative new ad.  [ahem, Ambinder] Which leads us to this – which video is better?  [poll below] Which web video is better?(survey software)

Political strategist and dessert expert John Feehery breaks down the health care debate: If you understand the sudden rise in popularity of the cupcake, you will understand why the president’s health care bill has lost so much steam. [delicious] We got so hungry we forgot to finish the article.

DCist: Nationals’ Pursuit Of Wang Pays Off With Signing Yes, we’re 12 years old. Sorry.

Katie Harbath, the Director of Bell and Whistles at the NRSC [and the 2nd place finisher in the FamousDC Snowmageddon Photo Contest] is not only a fan of curling, but an experienced curler herself. According to Harbath, who was kind enough to answer a few questions, she was once an …

h/t National Journal and @SweetDutchGirl

Things in Vancouver are getting intense.

Change is the only constant. As only The Fix can do.

Reid Wilson: Host on DNC conference call is named Trinity. She’ll fall in love with Brad “Neo” Woodhouse by the end of the call.

Former Congressman J.D. Hayworth [aka Foghorn Leghorn] is ready to rumble down in Arizona. J.D. Hayworth, a former Arizona congressman and radio host, formally announced Monday that’s he’s challenging Republican John McCain for his U.S. Senate seat.  [game on] According to Hayworth: McCain doesn’t represent Arizona citizens anymore. According to …

**VOTE: Will Dems keep House & Senate? [TheFix] Keep your head up [Mad DC Cabbie] Come on! [inside-the-beltway] Blog Wars [district dish] Friend [break-ups]

If this surprises you, it’s because you’ve never read Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.’s wikipedia page. Newcomers will particularly love the part about his “alleged stalking” and the “crack cocaine.” D.C. Council Member Marion Barry personally benefited from a contract he obtained for his former girlfriend and directed earmarks that “provided …

Next time you complain about your job, re-read this: U.S. Marine Walks Away From Shot to Helmet in Afghanistan In one of those rare battlefield miracles, an insurgent sniper hit Lance Cpl. Koenig dead on in the front of his helmet, and he walked away from it with a smile …

Joe the Plumber is all sorts of pissed: I don’t owe [McCain] s—. He really screwed my life up, is how I look at it. [15 minutes…] In other news that’s hard to believe: Joe makes a living crisscrossing the country endorsing political candidates. Ah, America.

Politico’s David Catanese: Five Ways to Lose the Senate Majority