[Lyford]

the market surged on the news of Wellstone's death.

Post hoc ergo procter hoc
Correlation does not equal causation.

There's nothing in Wellstone's death that should provide any impetus for the stock market, therefore it's foolish, absent some compelling evidence, to assume that there's any correlation between those two events.

[OldFriend]

Just the little fact that the Senate may for brief shining time be controlled by REPUBLICANS was enough to give hope!

[spintreebob]

The stock market saw the possibility of Republicans taking the Senate. In the same way that Daschle engineered a "coup", the Republicans now have that same opportunity. Unfortunately, Trent Lott has neither the brains, nor the backbone to succeed.