. . . and probably the Senate too! Yesterday's election returns were good news for the Democrats, who swept into control of the U.S. House of Representatives and--pending a recount in Virginia--the Senate as well. Most of the candidates I backed won. It was especially encouraging to see the G.O.P. lose ground in places like Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, and Montana, thus exposing the myth of the supposedly insurmountable electoral advantage the Republicans have gerrymandered in recent years.
