Dan Rather Might Say That They Beat Him Like A Rented Mule

Unless that letter home influenced like tens of thousands of voters, not only was it expensive but totally unnecessary as well:

Sens. Jeff Klein, Ruth Hassell-Thompson and Suzi Oppenheimer will serve two more years in Albany.

Klein, 46, faced Bronx County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph “Jay” Savino in the 34th state Senate District, with both men claiming they could better represent their constituents.

Klein led Savino by a comfortable margin throughout the night. Klein said his apparent victory was a validation of his first term as a state senator.