Tuesday’s elections were good news for Democrats — and bad news for anyone hoping this week might bring an end to the government shutdown.
While some Republicans hoped that getting beyond Election Day would ease political pressures and make Democrats more flexible, the opposite appears to be true.
Sweeping Democratic victories instead emboldened their most pugilistic voices. Their big night, many Democrats said, shows that voters support the party when it stands firm, that they are on the right side of a winning issue, and that they now need to show results, not give in.
“The Democrats now are ...