like Immigration; a Grand Bargain; he has no reason to cut SSA and Medicare, and he it's not going to happen; Dems will probably lead significantly in the Senate cf. with before.

If Republicans continue to stonewall to the extent they have, they really are tone deaf.  They also lost 75% of the Hispanic vote and that had consequences.  With some Senate races still out, I can't analyze the extent that the Senate gains could have but if I were in the Senate or Obama I would push to eliminate the filibuster particularly because of the exponential use and the fact you can do it now with a phone call and you don't even have to be there. It's really been abused.

I admit the electoral vote is larger then expected but if you check my past posts I always said Obama would probably win. It really changes nothing for me.  

I would definetly concede to the notion of life being a race, and or a contest.

That's mainly do to my socialistic world views. Too bad those views don't apply to the real world.