The election will probably be closer than anyone thought. The issues will be immigration and security. This election will be key; and will probably cause the Republicans to completely reorganize their structure, win or lose (not a bad thing at all!). The message is clear: the American people are concerned, and mad as hell at their leaders; but afraid of the opposition. This is a key election.
It is also the Republican Party's last chance in quite some time to reform itself.
I don't think the Republicans deserve to rule, but I am afraid of the Democrats in several ways; and I hope that this election will have frightened the incumbent big spenders. With luck, too, big spender Republicans may lose to conservative Democrats (there are a few) and that will be a good lesson as well.
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