Observers spent the past few days speculating on what the Election Day results portend for the future of the nation. But with only a few statewide contests at the governor level, that's a very small sample to deal with. Nevertheless, a small sample is better than none, and sometimes a small sample can be quite accurate in forecasting or identifying a trend, just as a small bite can identify a good flavor. Or a bad taste.
In this week's sample, the election of a Democrat as governor of Kentucky and a Democratic takeover of the Virginia legislature may well signify the beginning of a major trend away from Republicanism and toward bigger Democratic Party victories next year, when all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the senators, as well as the president, will be on the ballot.
Assuming the sample be an accurate prediction, the GOP has cause to worry, especially when added to the accelerating move to impeach the president.
Whether that move succeeds, however, remains an open question, but the evidence is piling up as House committees proceed with their inquiry/probe/investigation/research/questioning (pick one, thus avoiding a semantic debate over which word is appropriate).
Meanwhile, GOP senators are becoming less defensive of the president, as some compare their role to that of a jury, which decides whether to convict or clear an accused person. Other senators hedge their remarks as they watch the growing amount of evidence of wrongdoing.
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