&lt;img src=&quot;http://sfreporter.com/santafe/imgs/media.images/3307/10.27.10-Governors-Race-cover.t2.jpg&quot; /&gt;SFR&#039;s Picks for the Nov. 2 2010 Election While political pendulums are expected to swing, the rapid shift in the zeitgeist since 2008 is enough to give even the most sanguine of observers a bad case of whiplash. And for those of us who are less-than-sanguine at the prospect of a Republican takeover of Congress--not to mention New Mexico&amp;rsquo;s executive branch--abject fear might more accurately describe our attitude going into the Nov. 2 election.