The Election and The Future- Democrats

An election year is always a fantastic time in even years and is exciting for whatever party one may support. This election year, the democrats took quite a large hit by losing the house and barely holding on to the senate. As I looked around myself at PAC's the Verdict last night, I knew that these losses had a serious affect on all of the Democrats by viewing their disgusted faces as the election results flashed by. Minnesota didn't have as bad of a time, with a miscount in the Gubernatorial race but having it look like Dayton, the Democratic candidate, will win. What is in store for the future of the Democratic party? I feel that a couple of scenarios could play out. The first and most likely scenario would implicate that the Republicans will force a gridlock in the government and not much would get done. Another action that may happen is the Democratic party will shutdown in the same way the Republicans did in the 2008 election and nothing will get done. My favorite and most optimistic scenario is that the Republicans may come together with the Democrats and compromise, so much can get done and both sides are better off. I feel that the Democratic party is sad now, but they really could push together as a group and gain for the grater good.