2008 Election Results: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Yes even "the good." Despite facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles, good can be found in an election in which the political winds were blowing firmly at the faces on pro-lifers.

Yes, it is true that pro-abortion President-elect Barack Obama defeated the pro-life team of Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin garnering 53% of the vote and 364 electoral votes in the process. But that does not take away from the contribution pro-lifers made in helping McCain and Palin and in generating the "pro-life increment."

As explained in detail in the story that begins on the back cover, the abortion issue did affect voters' behavior to the benefit of pro-life candidates. But the magnitude of the concern over the troubled economy was so overwhelming it swamped all other issues.

Senate

In the U.S. Senate, we welcome two new pro-life U.S. Senators: Jim Risch (R) from Idaho and Mike Johanns (R) from Nebraska.

Risch, previously a state senator and two-time lieutenant governor, easily defeated former Democratic Rep. Larry LaRocco.

Johanns won the seat previously held by Sen. Chuck Hagel, who is retiring. Johanns, who had been governor of Nebraska and subsequently secretary of agriculture under President Bush, defeating newcomer and former college professor, Scott Kleeb (D).