Yes, Republicans no longer will control Senate, House, or Presidency.
The worst has been averted. Can you imagine what it would have been like 4 years from now as Trump proudly put forth his son as the next President (no need to amend the Constitution) with the understanding he would still be calling all the shots? And how much voter suppression would have gone on by then? And what he would have done if he had nonetheless lost? Shudder. At least some Republicans are shuddering too.
And I hope to see less of the grim visage of Mitch McConnell blocking everything that might benefit Democrats, regardless of its effect on the country. It will not be any sort of Golden Age, as some people thought when Obama was elected -- even though he had a Senate supermajority. And fortunately it seems most people now have much lower expectations.
Donald Trump still has the legal authority to launch hundreds of nuclear weapons in the remaining three days of his presidency, and it is only the unwillingness of subordinates to carry out his orders that would prevent that. He has the power to pardon ALL prisoners in the federal prison system (which, despite a few well-publicized future terrible crimes, might actually on balance be a good thing). The prospect would give the Supreme Court indigestion, I figure.
Of course I expect lots of people think about things the same way, and it will be wonderful if in three days time nothing horrible has come to pass. People used to worry about an October Surprise in a presidential election year, and now we have to worry about a January Surprise.
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