Surprise surprise. Maniaci pwned (okay, not pwned, but still, holy shit!) Brenda Konkel in District 2. Apparently the vague promise of being able to WORK with people often appeals to voters. And for some reason, I don’t get the impression from Bridget that my vote is going to bring a yellow-colored sea of change (urine) into the equation, compliments of a somewhat rational approach to governance. That being said, Maniaci needs to stop freaking out at our columnists. Seriously, Bridget. If you’re going to respond to us, give it a trifling minimum of intelligence. If this is the modus operandi from now on, your district is in for some let-downs. Keep the diplomacy at the forefront, and respond to criticism like you respect your audience. That being said, there are a few larger issues at play here. As a commenter on CB noted, there is a sentiment that PD “is dead.” I’m not going to go that far, but the electoral ass-whooping the group has received at least indicates that its significance is waning in a profound way. Voters are sending a message: enough with the radicalism. We’d prefer you do your freaking jobs. And while SPD and its assorted accumulation of leftoids seem to be maintaining a solid grip on ASM via the FACES coalition, it should be interesting to see how the campus and city left develop with a large degree of their influence having evaporated into the cold, cold wind of political realism. Will they focus on radicalizing the student body via ASM? Will they moderate their image? After all, paradigms of a group matter more than what the group actually DOES, guys – The Szar and Co. should take a note from Obama on this one. Will they wallow in insignificance and die off? Either way, I’ll be holding my urine for now.