In reviewing what happened doesn't really seem to be all that much of a dust up ~ just a bunch of people baiting each other because there was no big story to jump on.
Now, of course, we have the Libs and RINOs in the Senate selling out America again, so we can probably get back on track quite easily.
Poor old Travis McGee, though, was simply a year early. Happened to the Republican running for Governor in Virginia too. If the election were this year, he'd be kicking Kaine's tail all over the place.
In politics timing is everything.
So by your own words, you're a year late.