>As for Senator John Kerry's "botched joke" over the Iraq war, >political analysts say it may have briefly energised Republicans, > but overall has done little harm to the Democrats' prospects. > The biggest damage may be to Mr Kerry's own chances of running in the 2008 presidential race.
US mid-terms at-a-glance: 3 November ttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6112700.stm