A gentle blue wave lapped against a small red-brick wall . . .

Midterm elections are finally, FINALLY over. How the results impact the 2020 election is a work in progress, but as a Purple State voter with No Party affiliation, I wasn’t surprised at the endgame. This time, no one gets to gloat. At least here in Florida, there were just razor-thin differences between the candidates despite intense campaigning, a cautionary tale for both sides.

From the Winners and Losers Department:

Winner: Keeping in mind that how I voted is between me and the ballot box, I am very pleased that Laura Shaffer handily won the election for Circuit Court Judge for Florida’s Ninth Judicial Circuit.  

Big Winner: Chris Wallace of Fox News, for neatly biting off Laura Ingraham’s head and spitting it out onto Sixth Avenue.

Big Loser:  Donald Trump. Assuming the House follows through on the promise of more investigations, the next two years of his presidency are going to suck. And yes, I know Robert Mueller’s self-imposed communications blackout is coming to an end.

Biggest Loser: Nancy Pelosi. I’ll leave the reasons as an exercise to the student.

Biggest Winner: The American Democracy.  This time, you got out and voted in record numbers. Keep up the good work.