Newsweek's Fareed Zakaria, no conservative he, sees what his fellow liberals refuse to: The Rise of the Right.

The bottom line on last week's elections is simple—the Republicans did well. Yes, these were a grab-bag collection of races with local particularities and low turnout. But notice that independents, who had shunned the GOP over the last few years, voted for the party in large numbers. And the overall results are consistent with a surprising trend across the Western world—the rise of the right.

Democratic leaders especially should read the whole thing.

Update: More here, on the GOP victory in Virginia from Jennifer Rubin.