The votes are in: the Democrats hold the power in the House and the Senate. History is the only thing in the way of the Democrats to see if the election has done anything for America.
“This election was a good day for democracy,” said Assistant Professor of Political Science Gregory Neddenriep.
About President George Bush’s acceptance of the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Neddenriep said, “Bush is being responsive to the public sentiment.”
Though Bush is still the president, “the [Democrats’] control of the Senate and the House will control the influence on the agenda,” Neddenriep continued. He went on to say that the turnout was influenced by public polls showing the need for response and “a change of course” in political practices and the war in Iraq.
“Sangmin Bae, another political science professor, said, “I think it is a good start for good change in two years. … It should send a positive [signal] to the international world.”
As to the implications for the 2008 presidential election, Bae agreed with Niddenriep’s assertion “that is was too early to tell what this meant for the Democrats and the shift power in the presidency in two years, or even if the Democrats can hold the power in the House and the Senate.”