While the electoral vote is sorted out, George Bush — who lost the popular vote last time — seems to have won it by a margin of some 3.5 million votes and may be the first president since his father to have won an absolute majority.
While Republicans anticipate the prospect of four more years, the party is also celebrating its victories in the House, where it strengthened its hold, and the Senate where it picked up two additional seats, while defeating Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle.
Guests:
Heather Gerken, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
Gail Chaddock, Congressional Correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor
Bill Powers, Media Critic for the National Journal
Jackie Calmes, Wall Street Journal reporter