Republicans promise improved cooperation but vow to stay in charge.
We will be in the majority. But the closer you get, the more cooperation is required. It doesn't get much closer than the Senate, where the possibility of a 50-50 tie hinged on the Washington state race between Republican Sen. Slade Gorton and Democratic challenger Maria Cantwell that remained too close to call on Wednesday. Democrats had already picked up three seats, making it 50 Republicans and 49 Democrats at this point. I don't see any reason why we couldn't accomplish a great deal.