Call it a mandate, call it redemption, the big winner in the midterm elections is George W. Bush. From statehouse surprises in Georgia and Massachusetts to Capitol Hill, where the GOP picked up a handful of House seats and flipped the Senate, the message is support for the president, and back to the drawing board for the opposition.
Democrats are scratching their heads and starting to point fingers as they tally the final numbers. Meanwhile, the White House is looking forward to filling federal judgeships, cementing its tax policies into place, and prosecuting its hard line against Iraq. It’s the spurning of historical trends, the fruit of relentless campaigning, and the beginning of an era of unified government, in a closely divided country.
Guests:
Linda Wertheimer, NPR’s senior national correspondent
John McHenry, Republican pollster, and partner at Ayres, McHenry & Associates
Stan Greenberg Democratic pollster, and Chairman and CEO of Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner Research.