Check out this masterful example of pointing out silver-lined clouds, in my personal favorite of all of the corporate newspapers, the LA Times:

Democrats Trim GOP's National Lead
By Emma Schwartz, Times Staff Writer
WASHINGTON
Democrats wrestled half a dozen state legislative chambers away from Republicans in Tuesday's elections, including capturing both houses in Colorado.
The Colorado Legislature has generally been under GOP control for the last 30 years, and President Bush carried the state Tuesday with 53% of the vote.
The Democratic gains in the state and in a few others were one of the party's few bright spots in the election, showing they could still make some headway with voters on a grass-roots level.
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Republicans now control 20 state Legislatures. Democrats have 19, and 10 are split, with Democrats holding one chamber and Republicans the other.
Before Tuesday's vote, the GOP held 21 and the Democrats 17, with 11 split. The Nebraska Legislature, which has only one chamber, is nonpartisan.