Unlike newspaper reporters, you probably don't have the time to visit every Godforsaken blog in the city to see what the cyber-chattering class is saying about yesterday's Ravenstahl triumph. That's where Early Returns, with scads of time on its hands, does the work for you.

First, a chart from Chris Briem, on the right:

Some thoughts on the graphic, from Mr. Briem's readers: "Like Bill Peduto, Mark DeSantis seemed to be running for mayor of Forbes and Murray, and the map bears that out," this guy said. "I appreciated DeSantis' efforts to reach out to underrepresented populations and minorities. For instance, too many Democrats have really taken the African American vote for granted (notably Mike Dawida, and it wrecked his political career). But DeSantis kept doing things like holding media events at the Duquesne Club, or at the Pennsylvanian, two of the most exclusive places Downtown."

... More from Tube City Almanac: "If you thought Dubya was bad after the 2004 elections, you ain't seen nothing yet. To heck with the Homeland Security SUV. I predict that the Mayor of Picksberg will demand a Life Flight helicopter to take him to his next concert."

... Carbolic Smoke Ball: "Mayor Blows Off Election Night Party for Plane Ride To New York," and other zany headlines.

... Pitt Girl: "I don't care if the Democrat candidate has a mullet, six teeth (wait, have all of Lukey's teeth come in yet?), and a criminal record thanks to his penchant for drunkenly throwing bricks over the Parkway East when the Steelers lose ... and the Republican candidate is Jesus. This is Pittsburgh. The old ladies vote in droves and they couldn't bring themselves to touch a Republican lever/button for all the butterscotch candies in the world."

Mmmmmmmm ... Scotch.

... From a Live Journal commentator: "I'm pleased that the Libertarian candidate for controller got 10 percent of the vote. While there's still a long way to go and Pittsburgh might be degenerate, I think the best path for third parties given the official biases against them is to win smaller races and work up from there. I'd love to see a libertarian on city council. (No, not enough to run.) Remember, until yesterday our mayor hadn't been elected as mayor ... In other news: county-wide, 26 percent of voters (over 69,000 people) used the 'straight party line option. Sigh"

... Say Whaaat: "No one had given me a good reason to vote for DeSantis. All I heard was, 'Well, he isn't Luke.' Yes, I think in terms of professionalism, he'd be a better candidate. But professionalism does not a city run"

... From Potter at City Paper: "A ward-by-ward analysis of the race shows that DeSantis won in only two wards, both in the East End: Shadyside (Ward 7) and Squirrel Hill (Ward 14). DeSantis beat Ravenstahl by a handy one-and-a-half-to-one margin in those areas -- but those two wards alone constituted nearly one-third of DeSantis' vote total. Outside of them, DeSantis was weak."

... A few corners of the blogosphere are worked up about the fact that straight-party voting is still permitted in Pennsylvania.

... The alcoholic's version of the exit poll.

... From Tunesmith & Anthony, who use some naughty words:

"I hear that Pittsburgh needs to believe in itself one more time, I'm going to kick whoever said it in the [very sensitive area]. Seriously. Pittsburgh doesn't need to believe in itself. Pittsburgh needs a [pulse], OK? It needs jobs, updated infrastructure, lower taxes and talented leaders. If you think Pittsburgh's number one problem is lack of confidence or self-esteem related, then you're an idiot and that, in itself, explains what's wrong with Pittsburgh."

Enough of the blogs. What about the talented, hard-working members of the mainstream media?

Says Capitolwire.com's Pete DeCoursey:

"The Pennsylvania political establishment had its best top-to-bottom election last night in quite some time. And since that establishment -- in county parties, in the Legislature, and in conference rooms at cocktail parties across the state -- is opposed to reform, the chance of major reform is almost entirely gone.... Old bull lawmakers, like former House Speaker John Perzel, R-Philadelphia, and House Majority Leader Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, who felt they had to do some reform, will not feel forced to do so anymore. Two years after Perzel first said that the anti-pay-raise movement had crested and receded, right before the 2005 elections when Justice Russell Nigro made history by losing his retention election, Perzel and the others were finally right. Voters went to the polls and showed, in the words of former Gov. Tom Ridge, they were over the pay raise and didn't feel like holding statewide judges accountable. Seven statewide judges and 60 county judges ran for retention. All but one, Bradford County Judge John Mott, whose wife embezzled a bunch of public money in rural Bradford County, where that kind of thing rankles voters, were retained. Sixty-six of 67 retained. 64 of the 66 got more than 60 percent of the vote."

From Philadelphia, which will be breaking in a new mayor:

"It's official. Former City Councilman Michael Nutter -- the reformist policy wonk with a ferocious work ethic -- was elected mayor of Philadelphia yesterday. Nutter, 50, was widely expected to easily wallop weak Republican opponent Al Taubenberger and he did. With 96 percent of the vote counted, Nutter won 82.5 percent of the vote, compared with 17 percent for Taubenberger. Soon Nutter will be packing his boxes for City Hall's room 215. In January he's taking over a city battling a devastating homicide rate, weakened by underfunded schools and facing a looming budget crisis. Be careful what you wish for, eh?"

And some national news, for good measure:

"Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani picked up a potentially important endorsement in his bid to win the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year. Giuliani is getting a boost from the Reverend Pat Robertson, a prominent Christian leader and social conservative activist who founded the Christian Coalition and the Christian Broadcasting Network."