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Election Night Winners and Losers

So not all the winners and losers were on the ballot yesterday. Chris Brennan takes a look at the election fallout in today's Daily News. Here are two of his picks:

WINNER

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady: Brady cracked the whip with his ward leaders seven weeks ago, warning them about supporting judicial candidates not endorsed by the City Democratic Committee. Five of seven endorsed candidates for Common Pleas Court prevailed last night. Three of four endorsed candidates for Municipal Court also won. That was the best showing for a party-endorsed slate in years.

LOSER

Mayor Nutter: Nutter was known to be flirting with Dan McElhatton's campaign for district attorney but waited until the 11th hour — Friday afternoon — to make it public. And then Nutter released only a robo-call script through McElhatton's campaign. No big smiles for the camera for this campaign. Remember the guy who had residents flocking to City Hall to shake his hand? And to make it worse, his guy came in a distant third in the race.

For the full story, hit the Daily News site.