Three prominent Democrats went before the voters yesterday without an appearance on their behalf by President Obama: NY-23 congressional candidate Bill Owens (who hosted Joe Biden), CA-10 congressional candidate John Garamendi, and New York City mayoral candidate Bill Thompson.

Owens won, Garamendi won, and Thompson came within 4 percentage points of a guy who spent more than $110 million.

Meanwhile, the two guys who did everything they could to attach themselves to Obama lost badly.