In a victory that could be every bit as important as taking the US House and Senate, Democrats also took back a majority of state legislatures.

Democrats picked up control of at least nine chambers in Tuesday's election, winning the House and Senate in Iowa and New Hampshire, the House in Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Indiana, and the Wisconsin Senate, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Why is this as important as gaining control at the federal level?  Remember Tom Delay.