AT THREE IN THE MORNING, I gave up. A rejoicing sort of giving up, you understand, as Jean Carnahan’s concession speech meant the Republicans had done it–seized control of the Senate, made it work. George W. Bush has turned into a man so presidential than he can even campaign for his party without losing his presidential aura. Franklin Roosevelt was the last president who could pull off the same trick, and so it shouldn’t be a surprise that this–as you’ve no doubt been informed 87 times so far this morning–is the first midterm election since Roosevelt that the president’s party gained seats in both houses.
But, as I said, the time had come to go to bed. I couldn’t wait any longer to see whether John Thune will win the Senate race in South Dakota.
