Obama won re-election. I find this astounding. He was dead silent on his signature “achievements”: Obamacare and the porkulus bill. The economy tanked, unemployment increased and the debt went through the roof. He did basically did nothing for the last two years after the Republicans took control of the House. In spite of this, he won.
Congresswomen Nan Hayworth, Ann Marie Buerkle and Kathy Hochul all lost. Buerkle’s loss is particularly bad given the money Mayor Bloomberg put into her opponent.
Control of the State Senate is in question. The Republicans managed to fuck themselves by losing a couple of seats once held by incumbents who voted for the gay marriage bill. This is real bad as the microstamping will likely go to the floor for a vote.
At the national level, I cannot see any gun control bill going anywhere. There just aren’t the votes to move it. The main concern, other than a return of stagflation, will be possible SCOTUS retirements.