Your Pre-Election Post-Mortem

Charles Krauthammer, Washington PostWhen the election is over, prizes and trophies and hosannas will be issued left and right. But why wait? As a public service, I present an infallibly prescient scorecard of best and worst of 2010.Most suicidal candidate. Carl Paladino is running in a deep-blue state with sky-high taxes, yawning deficits and rampant corruption. The last elected Democratic governor resigned in disgrace, and his successor is so tainted that he dare not run for another term.

Daniel Inouye David Vitter Debbie Stabenow Dennis Hastert Dennis Kucinich