Recounts and absentee ballots still could pack a wallop and provide a few more surprises after a day full of them. Still, several things seem to be in the political tea leaves, even without knowing the entire results of Tuesday's vote. Americans prefer divided government, which means limited government, in effect. Pollsters and pundits have good reason to assume a little more humility. Elections can hinge on trivial events or circumstances.
Every vote counts.
But, an uniformed vote is dangerous to the body politic. As of Wednesday, it appeared that Republicans had won the White House and Congress. However, by the same token, the federal Leviathan won't be continually enlarged as easily as in the past. To make certain of that, the first order of congressional business must be to reduce revenue. That is the only way to dry up the budget surpluses that will have government growth on automatic pilot as long as they exist.