Mid-Terms: First Thoughts

It looks like the Democrats have won the House but the Republicans have held the Senate, where as I write this they have lost one seat and gained three. The Democrats have also won governorships and seats in State Legislatures. That is big news in domestic US politics. So it is a win win. The Blue Wave was there but did not sweep all before it,  and Trump lost the House, but kept the Senate, which on issues like appointing judges it is the jewel in the crown. The potential effect of all this on America and the world will come in a later post, when all the results are known

What we do know is that there are a lot more women in Congress and that, as I have said before, is the most significant advance of all.