Longtime Democratic incumbent Alan Mollohan was ahead of the curve -- he was ousted in the spring, in advance of the Republican wave in the general election.

The WV-1 congressman goes over his loss to conservative Democrat Mike Oliverio in this story from the Daily Mail's Ry Rivard, tying it to Oliverio's Republican-style attacks on his record, as well as his vote in favor of health care reform and other factors.

He's also keeping his campaign account active and could run again in 2012 -- in November Oliverio was beaten by David McKinley, the first Republican congressman to rep northern West Virginia in more than 40 years.