Presidential elections decide only who wins the White House and a congressional majority. They don’t by themselves solve the nation’s problems. George W. Bush had a majority Republican Congress and did little with it. President Obama had a majority Democrat Congress during his first two years in office but appeared to let ideology trump solutions, causing additional harm to the economy.

What will happen if Mitt Romney wins the White House, but Democrats maintain a Senate majority? Even if Romney wins (likely) and Republicans capture the Senate (unlikely) and maintain their House majority (likely), will real change take place? Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Mitt Romney’s appeal for bipartisanship “laughable” and said he would block Romney’s “severely conservative agenda.” We can guess what Reid’s agenda will be if Democrats maintain their Senate majority.