BULLETIN – AT 10:28 P.M. ET:  Republican US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith has won the Senate runoff election in Mississippi, thus keeping the seat in Republican hands.  The new Senate will be 53 Republicans versus 47 Democrats (or independents who caucus with the Dems.)

With 73% of the vote in, Hyde-Smith has 56.1% versus 43.8% for Dem challenger Mike Espy.  It wasn't even close, despite the pre-election hype that an upset was very possible.  I wonder where the hype came from, or was it wishful thinking by liberal journalists.

The Senate is where judges are confirmed.  That is critical.  President Trump is reshaping the federal judiciary along conservative lines.  He already has put in place two new Supreme Court justices.  It's probable he'll have a third chance, although we certainly don't wish ill on any sitting justice. 

November 27, 2018