What Happens After the Election?

[mystery-ak]

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What Happens After the Election?

Claire Berlinski, Ed.
June 19, 2016


Assume because it’s a safe bet that Hillary Clinton wins the presidency by a wide margin. Assume a double-digit disaster in down-ticket races, perhaps with the GOP narrowly keeping the House. (I assume it will because there are few real swing seats; filing deadlines have passed, and many seats don’t have a strong Democratic challenger.) Odds look better-than-even that the Democrats will gain four seats and take back the Senate. It’s possible, if less likely, that they pick up a filibuster-proof majority.

We the People are already nearly at each other’s throats. I don’t see what could happen between now and the election that could reduce America’s political, social, and economic polarization. Hillary Clinton will be the most unpopular president ever to be elected. Trump’s supporters will be embittered. Given Trump’s enthusiasm for conspiracy theories, I can readily imagine him claiming voter fraud or otherwise challenging the legitimacy of the election. Congress will be close to gridlock from Day 1.

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[skeeter]

"The ugliness and bitterness of this campaign won’t end. No matter who takes office in November"

Damn Donald Trump for taking the low road during the primaries.

Before he started dealing from the bottom of the deck at least the bitterness was between conservative and progressives. Now its widespread and it will not end with this campaign.

[sinkspur]

Dealing with a president Hillary will be difficult, but no more difficult than dealing with Obama.

The one major after-effect of a Trump landslide loss will be the death of Trumpism and that will be a good thing.