i say that not being cute. the democratic nominee won the popular vote. obviously, this is an extremely competitive race and i would expect that future races will be expected as well. i certainly think it's true that politics in america right now are a little up for grabs. some of the old alignments within both parties, democrat and republican are being reshaped. although the results of this election involve some of the specifics of the candidates andn every election, democrats do have to do some thinking about how do we make sure that the message we have is received