Some of you may remember the 2014 mid-term elections. We planned to use this space to report and comment on the results, but frankly, we’re too sleepy to wait even for the West coast polls to close, let alone for all the recounts and challenges.
So let’s look at what we know already. Congress, which has accomplished next to nothing for the last several years, will uphold that proud
tradition, regardless of which party controls the Senate. Democrats, who have bemoaned the stifling power of the filibuster, may discover a
new love for that tactic. Or not.
Scott Brown, the only person to lose Senate races to two different women, Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-New Hampshire), will find a new state to be from.
Venerable talking heads will be dusted off and put in front of cameras, to pontificate about the results in terms that can be redefined in
the event that outcomes reverse themselves.
The biggest surprise is that, unlike a typical mid-term election in which half the voters are pissed off at the outcome, we predict that 100% [+/- 50%] of
voters will be pissed off about at least some of the outcomes this year.
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