An open letter to the Democratic Party: You earned the right to celebrate a little, and that’s only fair. You can point to at least seven new Senators – could be eight or nine, all told, but that is yet to be determined. So, for now, the numbers are 54-44 in your favor. In the House of Representatives, you hold at least 240 seats and that is likely to go up, as the other side can count on 147 so far.
In most mid-term elections the party controlling the White House usually loses about 26 seats but you guys could pick up 40 or more. Normally, the Senate might flip as many as four seats but it’s possible you could double that.