Well that’s a depressing election for you. As Joshua Marshall writes, “That could have gone better.” And his quick analysis is worth reading as well: “The Democrats have lots of long-term political and demographic trends in their favor. But they don’t really have a politics, a vision, or a message — or perhaps, better to say, the courage and imagination to get behind one. And I suspect that that is the underlying issue.”
MyDD’s late night summary tries to summon some cheer: “The Democrats are not in a huge minority. It’s a 3 seat deficit in the Senate, and a 13 seat deficit in the House. Republicans are going to act like they won 100-0, and they are going to govern like they won 100-0. The only question is, will the Democrats put up more than half a fight? Good night all, waking up to the Trifecta Regime.”
In contrast (helpful when I need cheering up on the political side of things), the continuing disintegration of the Conservative party over here fills both weblogs and newspapers. The excellent British Politics weblog captures yesterday very well.