As expected, Charles Djou's election Saturday has become part of the national political conversation.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele hailed Djou's victory yesterday on “;Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace.”;

“;The choice is very clear,”; Steele said of the midterm elections. “;This is not about blaming Bush anymore. This is about holding this administration, Barack Obama, (House Speaker) Nancy Pelosi, (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid, accountable. The voters have already begun to do that in New Jersey, Massachusetts, in Virginia, last night in Hawaii with a great win for the party with Charles Djou. We're very excited about the direction we're going.”;

Later, Wallace asked, “;Mr. Steele, you pointed out the fact that Charles Djou won a special election, a House election, last night in Hawaii—we can see him with his victory celebration there (video shown)—but prior to last night your party had lost seven straight special House elections since November of 2008, including the race just this last week on Tuesday in Pennsylvania (District) 12. Is all the talk of a big GOP sweep this year premature?”;

“;A lot of the races you referred to are in very strong Democrat areas,”; Steele said. “;But what people don't understand is that the underlying fundamentals that we're putting in place on the ground matter. Our turnout models are working for us. Our voters are energized.”;

On ABC's “;This Week,”; Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine said the verdict is still out.

“;In the November election it will be one Democrat against one Republican, and we feel very, very confident about winning that race.”;

On “;Meet the Press”; commentator Paul Gigot of the Wall Street Journal said, “;You cannot look at the polarization of this election without looking at the way this country has been governed in the last two years. ... There is a reaction on the right as I described, but there is a reaction on the left, where you see a lot of the labor unions and other candidates saying, 'We don't want moderate Democrats who aren't going to support the president's agenda 100 percent.' ... Democrats have just lost a seat in Hawaii because their party is split just on those grounds.”;