Presidential election, 2016

[Warren Dew]

(12-27-2016, 12:51 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(12-27-2016, 11:15 AM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(12-27-2016, 06:35 AM)Eric the Green Wrote:

Of course, the Republicans in the House won both the popular vote and the number of seats.  I guess that means the House Republicans are the ones with the mandate.  I'm happy if the Senate and President become a rubber stamp for whatever gets through the House.

And yet, the presidential election turned into a referendum on a Maverick running against the Establishment, with it pretty clear that the Establishment wasn't popular.

That's likely one of the reasons the Republicans in the House did so well.  The establishment House Republican leadership has already been ejected - Cantor lost his seat and Boehner was forced to resign the speakership - and while the new leadership still has establishment elements, they know they have to deal with the insurgents.