This rout had to happen. It happened because the Democrats let negative campaigning from the GOP and its many PACs dominate the discussion. They failed to capitalize on the adversaries' lunatic fringe that has become the center. They failed by every possible measure, actually.
It happens every so many years (and far less to the Dems over the last 60 years). We've gotten sloppy, and weak. We didn't capitalize on some of the amazing recoveries during the Obama years, They pretty much kept him bottled up in the White House.
Now we have our slap in the face and can rally for 2016. The Republican Family Values Party will do far less damage than you think. And don't forget. . .we still have the filibuster we've bitched about for years. And now we're going to need it. Don't kid yourselves, the GOP are spooked. Things have been going reasonably well and they're not quite sure how to make that continue. They have to lead now instead of lobbing potshots from the sidelines. There's a big difference.
It may take a while, friends, but soon this will all be in the rear view mirror.
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