I tend to make lots of wagers in election years, most of them just to be contrary. One I made confidently last year was that the party of the winning presidential candidate would not also seize control of both the House and Senate, regardless of whether Bush or Gore won.
Divided government is back.
United government in the 21st century lasted exactly 135 Republican days. Then Jim Jeffords jumped. And politics returned to usual. The odds were always with me. In the 20 years since Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, one party managed to control both the White House and Congress for just two years, plus the past 135 days.