Opinion: Healing may actually be possible

The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators. In New Hampshire, the Democrats’ overwhelming victory allowed them to sweep the House and Senate. They came within one vote in the Senate of having veto-proof majorities in both chambers. One more Senate seat and the Democrats could have essentially eliminated the Governor’s veto power and chosen the policy prescriptions for meaningful change. Even without that decisive advantage, they have enormous power to restore decency and fairness. A lot of that had been stripped away by ideological Free Staters and an often-compliant Governor. The cruelty, incivility and duplicity of Washington had crept into the State House. The public grew tired of watching the New Hampshire they cherished being disassembled.

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