# The Dems will sweep into power in both the House and the Senate as well as the Presidency

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**Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dems-will-sweep-into-power-in-both-the-house-and-the-senate-as-well-as-the-presidency/754482/147 "2016-11-11T20:54:45Z")

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> [@aldiboronti](#):
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> I can’t see any reason to bump other than for conservatives to gloat or liberals to feel embarrassed.

I said it before on the more recent predictions thread. I’m not going to be embarrassed or ashamed that I gave the American people more credit than they deserve. I will cop to being too optimistic, too willing to see the good in people, not contemptuous enough of my fellow citizens’ intelligence and judgment. But that’s not something I feel embarrassed about. Just sad. Unless you mean embarrassed about our country on the world stage. Then yes.

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