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That did not happen in any of the 25 previous presidential elections since the 17th Amendment established popular election to the Senate—not even in 1920.</p> <p>A similar pattern holds in the <a class="icon none" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2016_general/house/map.html" target="_blank">House</a>. All 30 of the states Trump carried (assuming he holds on in still-uncalled Michigan) will have majority-Republican House delegations in the new Congress. Of the 20 states Mrs. Clinton carried, 17 House delegations will be majority-Democrat. Two (Colorado and Virginia) will be majority-Republican. Maine will be evenly split, with one representative from each party, and Trump took one electoral vote there, from the Second District of Republican Bruce Poliquin.</p> <p>The Senate trend does not bode well for Schumer’s hope of becoming majority leader. In <a class="icon none" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/senate/" target="_blank">2012</a>, Democrats won Senate races in five states Mitt Romney carried: Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia. (Republicans took one seat in a state President Obama carried, Nevada.) Those seats are up in 2018, as are Democratic seats in the Trump states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin.</p> <p>If 2018 is a repeat of 2016—that is, if all Trump states elect Republican senators and all Clinton states elect Democratic ones—Republicans will gain nine seats, giving them a total of 61 (or 60 in the event of a Louisiana surprise), a supermajority sufficient to stop a filibuster, assuming filibusters still exist, more on which below.</p> <p>To be sure, that’s a big if. For the past quarter-century, the president’s party has tended to do poorly in midterm elections, losing Senate seats in 1994, 2006, 2010 and 2014 and gaining them only in 2002 (1998 was a wash). But it is equally true that the <em>Democratic </em>Party has done poorly in midterms, gaining seats only in 2006.</p> <p>Further, the 2010 and 2014 midterm results turn out to have been strongly predictive of the 2016 presidential ones. In <a class="icon none" href="http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/" target="_blank">2010</a> only three states’ Senate outcomes differed from the 2016 presidential results—Illinois and New Hampshire, the two seats the GOP lost this year, and West Virginia, a special election for the same seat Democrats held in 2012. In <a class="icon none" href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/live_results/2014/senate/" target="_blank">2014</a> the total was three states, with Republicans taking seats in Colorado and Maine and a Democrat in Michigan.</p> <p>Even if the trend away from Senate-presidential splits proves durable, no doubt many seats will remain competitive. Trump carried six states with less than 50% of the vote: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. On the other hand, Mrs. Clinton failed to top 50% in seven states she carried: Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico and Virginia.</p> <p>Demographic changes could yet move states like Arizona, Florida and North Carolina into the Democratic column. And the biggest wild card will be President Trump: If he and the Republicans overreach or fail, Democrats could come roaring back. Still, the GOP’s prospects in the Senate look much better than the Democrats’ for the simple reason that there are more Republican states. Even in 2008, the closest election to a landslide since 1988, John McCain carried 22 states.</p> <p>Which raises some interesting implications for Schumer, assuming the Democrats choose him as their leader. In the past, the Senate minority leader’s job has been among the most powerful in Washington under the circumstances that will prevail next year—namely, a president and House controlled by the other party and a Senate majority short of 60 votes. By holding together, the Senate minority could block anything via filibuster—and Schumer would be able to lose as many as seven votes while doing so.</p> <p>But the filibuster ain’t what it used to be. In <a class="icon none" href="http://bit.ly/2fKeaTj" target="_blank">2013</a> Reid’s Democrats used what is called the “nuclear option†to abolish it for all nominations except Supreme Court justices. The Republicans could do the same if the Democrats try to block an appointment of a successor to Justice Antonin Scalia—or, for that matter, a GOP legislative initiative such as a repeal of ObamaCare.</p> <p>Thus if the Democrats wish to preserve the filibuster, they will forbear from employing it. Either way, the result of Majority Leader Reid’s power play in 2013 will have been to render Minority Leader Schumer all but powerless in 2017.</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/how-the-loyal-opposition-will-work-in-trumps-america.html" target="_blank"> <strong>Luckily for the Democrats, Nothing Like That Happened to Them</strong> </a> <br> “When he took office in 2001, George W. Bush inherited a healthy Republican Party roughly at parity with its opposition. When he left office eight years later, Bush had degraded his party’s image and taught a generation of Americans to loathe the GOP, and members of that generation have clung to their disgust through every election cycle since (though their enthusiasm for showing up at the ballot box has waxed and waned). Bush was such a comprehensive political fiasco that his only saving grace, in terms of the brand management of the Republican Party, was handing his successor a financial crisis so deep it allowed Republicans in Congress to run against his successor’s attempts to recover from it. The Bush administration cratered because it was filled with hacks, ideologues, and business cronies and led by a mental lightweight. Many people believed that for the Republican Party to recover, it would have to develop a governing class that grasped science and evidence.â€â€”Jonathan Chait, NYMag.com, Nov. 13</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/opinion/the-view-from-trump-tower.html" target="_blank"> <strong>Two Columns in One!</strong> </a> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Outrage and disgust impede learning. This century is still being formed and none of us understand it yet.â€â€”David Brooks, New York Times, Nov. 12</li> <li>“Trump’s bigotry, dishonesty and promise-breaking will have to be denounced. . . . After all, the guy will probably resign or be impeached within a year. The future is closer than you think.â€â€”same column</li> </ul> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/inmates-trump-protest-los-angeles_us_582719bee4b02d21bbc8f2e6" target="_blank"> <strong>Worst Appeals to Authority</strong> </a> <br> “Inmates Show Solidarity With Anti-Trump Protesters From Behind Barsâ€â€”headline, Puffington Host, Nov. 12</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/quarterback-colin-kaepernicks-refusal-to-vote-undermines-his-message/2016/11/12/92970d5e-a910-11e6-ba59-a7d93165c6d4_story.html" target="_blank"> <strong>Metaphor Alert</strong> </a> <br> “It all reminds that social justice, for which [Colin] Kaepernick’s actions have been lauded, is not achieved simply by a sole act, repeating a slogan or re-tweeting a hashtag. It is gained by a <strong>multi-skewered attack</strong> of which participation in the electoral process is among the <strong>prongs </strong>that anyone interested in change, including our new generation of protesters from the sports arena, should <strong>embrace</strong>.â€â€”Kevin B. Blackistone, Washington Post, Nov. 13</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-win-national-security-2016-11" target="_blank"> <strong>What Would We Do Without Experts?</strong> </a> <br> “ ‘Never Trump’ National Security Experts React to His Win: ‘I’m Totally F---ing Horrified’ â€â€”headline, Business Insider, Nov. 11</p> <p> <strong>Problem and Solution—I</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“On Last Foreign Tour, Obama Must Find a Way to Explain Trumpâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://bigstory.ap.org/article/ad892a1a81e54fea863edb2a103f4fce/last-foreign-tour-obama-must-find-way-explain-trump" target="_blank">Associated Press</a>, Nov. 12</li> <li>“These 2 Charts Explain How Racism Helped Fuel Trump’s Victoryâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.vox.com/world/2016/11/10/13587338/president-elect-trump-racism-2-charts" target="_blank">Vox</a>, Nov. 10</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Problem and Solution—II</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Pelosi: Extending Unemployment ‘One of Best Ways to Grow the Economy’ â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pelosi-extending-unemployment-one-best-ways-grow-economy" target="_blank">CNSNews.com</a>, Dec. 6, 2013</li> <li>“4,000 D.C. Democrats Soon Out of Workâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/4000-d.c.-democrats-soon-out-of-work/article/2607180" target="_blank">Washington Examiner</a>, Nov. 11, 2016</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Problem and Solution—III</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Cher Threatens to Move to Jupiter if Donald Trump Is Elected Presidentâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.thewrap.com/cher-threatens-to-move-to-jupiter-if-donald-trump-is-elected-president/" target="_blank">TheWrap.com</a>, June 19, 2015</li> <li>“Make the Solar System Great Againâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://bit.ly/2fGT09j" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a>, Nov. 11, 2016</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Hypothesis and Proof</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“If We Voted With Our Music Tastes, Hillary Clinton Would Have Won The Electionâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/cheriehu/2016/11/12/music-tastes-hillary-clinton-election-presidency/" target="_blank">Forbes.com</a>, Nov. 12, 2016</li> <li>“Cast Recording of <em>Something Rotten! </em>Hits No. 1 on Billboard Chartâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.playbill.com/article/cast-recording-of-something-rotten-hits-no-1-on-billboard-chart-com-351135" target="_blank">Playbill.com</a>, June 11, 2015</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Hypothesis and Disproof</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Buzz Kill: Pot Growers May Be Wiping Out This Cute Furry Mammalâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/10/marijuana-fisher-threatened-rat-poison" target="_blank">MotherJones.com</a>, Oct. 8, 2014</li> <li>“Legal-Weed Crowd’s Euphoria Fades Because of Trump Concernsâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-13/legal-weed-crowd-s-election-night-euphoria-turns-wary-on-trump" target="_blank">Bloomberg</a>, Nov. 13, 2016</li> </ul> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/12/opinion/you-must-serve-trump.html" target="_blank"> <strong>It’s a Cookbook</strong> </a> <br> “You Must Serve Trumpâ€â€”headline, New York Times, Nov. 12</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.salon.com/2016/11/11/watch-elizabeth-warren-rallies-says-get-out-there-and-volunteer-to-defeat-donald-trump/" target="_blank"> <strong>Remember to Vote Nov. 28</strong> </a> <br> “WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Rallies Voters, Says ‘Get Out There and Volunteer’ to Defeat Donald Trumpâ€â€”headline, Salon, Nov. 11</p> <p> <strong>Life Imitates ‘The Office’</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li> <strong>Michael Scott: </strong>“This is an environment of welcoming and you should just get the hell out of here.â€â€”from “<a class="icon none" href="http://officequotes.net/no1-02.php" target="_blank">Diversity Day</a>,†aired March 29, 2005</li> <li>“We have worked for years cultivating a culture of support and inclusiveness. . . . If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here.â€â€”message to employees from GrubHub CEO <a class="icon none" href="http://media.grubhub.com/media/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Inclusion-and-Tolerance-in-the-Workplace/default.aspx" target="_blank">Matt Maloney</a>, Nov. 10, 2016</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Generalissimo Francisco Franco Is Still Dead</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“CONFIRMED: Rachel Maddow’s Still REALLY Nervous and Frustrated About Trumpâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2016/11/12/confirmed-rachel-maddows-still-really-nervous-and-frustrated-about-trump-video/" target="_blank">Twitchy</a>, Nov. 12</li> <li>“Facebook Suddenly Says a Bunch of Its Users Are Dead. Don’t Panic.â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/11/facebook-suddenly-thinks-a-bunch-of-people-are-dead-dont-panic/" target="_blank">TechCrunch.com</a>, Nov. 11</li> </ul> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-trevor-noah-humanities-fest-ent-1114-20161113-story.html" target="_blank"> <strong>Hey, Kids! What Time Is It?</strong> </a> <br> “Trevor Noah Says It’s Time for ‘Resistance Mode’ on Trumpâ€â€”headline, Chicago Tribune, Nov. 14</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/11/the-electoral-college-is-bad-subverting-it-now-is-bad-for-democracy/507401/" target="_blank"> <strong>Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking</strong> </a> <br> “No, Electors in States Trump Won Should Not Vote for Clintonâ€â€”headline, TheAtlantic.com, Nov. 11</p> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—I</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Michigan Democrat Slams Hillary Clinton’s Terrible Campaign Strategy: ‘How Would Any Sane Person Not Predict How This One Would Go?’ â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.salon.com/2016/11/11/michigan-democrat-slams-hillary-clintons-terrible-campaign-strategy-how-would-any-sane-person-not-predict-how-this-one-would-go/" target="_blank">Salon</a>, Nov. 11</li> <li>“Imagine a Sane Donald Trumpâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://bit.ly/2eosUuE" target="_blank">The Wall Street Journal</a>, Oct. 22</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—II</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“How Barack Obama Managed to Leave His Own Party in Ruinsâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/syndicated-columnists/article114048293.html" target="_blank">Kansas City Star</a>, Nov. 12, 2016</li> <li>“Obama’s Prophetic Greek Columnsâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://townhall.com/columnists/luritadoan/2012/09/05/obamas_prophetic_greek_columns" target="_blank">Townhall.com</a>, Sept. 5, 2012</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—III</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Ask a Native New Yorker: What Should I Do When I See Someone Acting Racist?â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://gothamist.com/2016/11/11/native_new_yorker_racism.php" target="_blank">Gothamist</a>, Nov. 11</li> <li>“Female Anti-Bullying Ambassador, 23, Arrested at Trump Tower Protest for Pushing Man, 74, to the Ground in Fight Over the New President-Electâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3927716/Female-anti-bullying-ambassador-23-arrested-Trump-Tower-protest-pushing-man-74-ground-fight-new-President-elect.html" target="_blank">DailyMail.com</a>, Nov. 11</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—IV</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Could Better Internet Security Have Prevented Trump’s Shocking Win?â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/11/10/could-better-internet-security-have-prevented-trumps-shocking-win/" target="_blank">Washington Post</a> website, Nov. 10</li> <li>“Email: Hillary Clinton Asked if Anthony Weiner Could Help Deliver Secure Cell Phoneâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/03/email-hillary-clinton-asked-anthony-weiner-help-deliver-secure-cell-phone/" target="_blank">Breitbart.com</a>, Nov. 3</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—V</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Should D.C. Chefs Be Worried That Donald Trump Is Moving Into the White House?â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="https://munchies.vice.com/en/articles/should-d-c-chefs-be-worried-that-donald-trump-is-moving-into-the-white-house" target="_blank">Vice.com</a>, Nov. 12</li> <li>“Donald Trump Is Hooked on McDonald’sâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://fortune.com/2016/02/19/donald-trump-fast-food/" target="_blank">Fortune.com</a>, Feb. 19</li> </ul> <p> <strong>Question and Answer—VI</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Is Fashion’s Love Affair With Washington Over?â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/fashion/donald-trump-melania-trump-anna-wintour-fashion.html" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, Nov. 13</li> <li>“Best Protest Sign Ever: ‘Deport Fashisom’ â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.jammiewf.com/2016/best-protest-sign-ever-deport-fashisom/" target="_blank">JammieWF.com</a>, Nov. 11</li> </ul> <p> <a class="icon none" href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/11/chris-christie-dropped-trump-transition-team" target="_blank"> <strong>Look Out Below!</strong> </a> <br> “Chris Christie Dropped as Head of Trump’s White House Transition Teamâ€â€”headline, Guardian (London), Nov. 11</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3922890/The-Kremlin-says-victory-Clinton-sparked-World-War-Three-electing-Trump-saved-world-Armageddon.html" target="_blank"> <strong>Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Under Control</strong> </a> <br> “The Kremlin Says a Victory for Clinton Would Have Sparked World War Three and Electing Trump Saved the World From Armageddonâ€â€”headline, Daily Mail website (London), Nov. 10</p> <p> <strong>News of the Tautological</strong> </p> <ul class="articleList"> <li>“Reminder: Hillary Clinton Lost Because She’s Hillary Clinton â€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.nationalreview.com/article/442063/hillary-clinton-lost-2016-presidential-election-sexism-glass-ceiling" target="_blank">NationalReview.com</a>, Nov. 11</li> <li>“The First Latina Senator Ever Is Coming To Washingtonâ€â€”headline, <a class="icon none" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/catherine-cortez-masto-joe-heck_us_581a287fe4b01a82df6433fc" target="_blank">Puffington Host</a>, Nov. 9</li> </ul> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/11/13/never-trumpers-should-not-shun-trump-national-security-checks-balances-max-boot/93767170/" target="_blank"> <strong>News of the Oxymoronic</strong> </a> <br> “NeverTrumpers Should Not Shun Trump: Max Bootâ€â€”headline, USA Today, Nov. 14</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/michael-dukakis-electoral-college-231298" target="_blank"> <strong>Bottom Story of the Day</strong> </a> <br> “Dukakis Calls for End to Electoral Collegeâ€â€”headline, Politico.com, Nov. 13</p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="http://www.vox.com/presidential-election/2016/11/10/13586322/trump-brexit-safety-pin" target="_blank"> <strong>At Least They’re Not Pampered</strong> </a> <br> Have you noticed people walking around with safety pins attached to their lapels? Neither have we, but apparently it’s a new trend somewhere, and Vox explains it:</p> <blockquote>There’s now a burgeoning effort in the United States for people to start wearing the safety pin . . . in the face of [purported] post-election attacks and harassment. Having to adopt a symbol of anti-violence and anti-bigotry is not exactly what any of us thought we’d be doing in the wake of a presidential election taking place in 2016, but it could be one small way to signal that you’re an ally (regardless of who you voted for) to someone who probably didn’t think they’d [sic] be in this vitriolic and volatile situation either.</blockquote> <blockquote>Update: The article cited a report from a student from the University of Louisiana who alleged that she was a victim of anti-Islamic harassment after the election. Since the article was written, police have now determined that the student has fabricated the story.</blockquote> <p>But in the Puffington Host, a white dude named <a class="icon none" href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dear-white-people-your-safety-pins-are-embarassing_us_58278b9de4b02b1f5257a36a" target="_blank">Christopher Keelty</a> mansplains to fellow white people that wearing safety pins is racist, just like the Declaration of Independence:</p> <blockquote>Remember the white guys in the 1770s who wrote all about freedom and equality and inalienable rights? Remember how they owned and sold slaves? Yeah, if <em>that’s </em>the spirit you want to evoke, go ahead and wear your safety pin. I’m sure lots of white people will smile when they see it. They might even congratulate you. But immigrants and people of color will recognize it as a symbol of your privilege.</blockquote> <blockquote>Also, you know who is going to be out wearing safety pins like crazy? Trump voters.</blockquote> <p>No doubt those mean Trump voters will use safety pins to lure in snowflakes and commit microaggressions against them.</p> <p> <em> <a class="icon none" href="http://twitter.com/jamestaranto" target="_blank">Follow @jamestaranto on Twitter.</a> </em> </p> <p> <a class="icon none" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/BOTWT/" target="_blank"> <em>Join Fans of Best of the Web Today on Facebook.</em> </a> </p> <p> <em> <a class="icon none" href="http://online.wsj.com/public/page/email-setup.html?sub=best_of_the_web_today">Subscribe to the Best of the Web email with one click.</a> </em> </p> <p>(Carol Muller helps compile Best of the Web. 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