Thank God THAT's over

It was an election about nothing.  I kept waiting for someone to talk about jobs and the economy, but very few did.  Then, in the last few days, like a recent hail story, Koch money descended all over from on high.  Now that that exercise in futility is over, maybe we can talk about jobs and the economy.

It'll be a few days before we see the numbers, but the vaunted Democratic ground game seems over-rated. Plus, the Democratic campaign seems to have peaked about two weeks ago.  The late movement was toward the GOP, so much so that Mark Warner, who was on no one's endangered list, barely snuck through in Virginia.

Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire wound up right where most polls had her, roughly 2-3% ahead.  Any late movement toward Brown appears to have been countered by Hillary Clinton the day before the election.

Speaking of whom, this Democratic near-debacle just about cinches the 2016 nomination for Hillary Clinton.  Suddenly, the Democratic Party desperately needs a winner, and the Clintons are the last winners they want to claim.  

For all the credit he's due for his considerable accomplishments, President Obama has not been good for the Democratic Party, which went from controlling both houses of Congress to control in zero.

Comments

[Hypatia]

The Dems made a terrible mistake not talking about the economy. PEOPLE ARE STILL HURTING!! NO ONE IS GETTING PAID! I know it was an awkward subject, given that technically the economy has "recovered," but the most they chose to talk about was raising the minimum wage, a Good Idea but not what was needed right now.

Boy, the Get Off My Lawn vote was out in force.

[John Petty]

With turnout at 38%, that's the result you might expect. Democratic chances get dicey under 40%. Frankly, the minority vote didn't turn out very well, and neither did young people. With the current arrangements, the Democrats nearly can't lose in general elections and can't win at all in mid-terms.

Silver lining? Hillary can turnout the people who didn't turn out this time. Another point for Hillary!