Posted on 11/07/2018 7:53:29 AM PST by Red Badger
Stocks rose Wednesday following the 2018 midterm elections that shifted the balance of power in Washington, with Wall Street preparing for the possibility of legislative obstacles within a divided Congress.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1%, or more than 250 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.2%. The S&P 500 was up 1.1%. Democrats took control of the House early Wednesday morning, gaining more than 26 seats, while Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate.
"In other words, certainty ruled the day," said Paul Eitelman, a strategist at Russell Investments. "Had the unlikelier scenario of a Democratic takeover of both the House and the Senate won out, we think markets likely would have moved in more significant fashion in the days ahead."
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At this point I think so.
But the Rats want to open the floodgates and then hand out amnesty. Any push to clarify Birthright Citizenship is mostly dead now because it would have had to pass the House. Trump can still push the issue with an EO but it will be bitterly fought in the courts.
All of which means more Rat voters in AZ who can’t speak English so good. Or at all.
But probably not enough to overcome the white population in Maricopa County.
But it might be the last time.
We just saw the GOP base vote yesterday. Thats all we’ve got.
The Dems have more in reserve to vote next time.
2016 was the high point for the GOP. We’ll never see the Presidency and Congress again in GOP hands.
Deographics are against us.
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