Is it just me or are things looking really good now?

To avoid being a total doomer I try to think in terms of both short and long term.

Short term outlook is good and I'm happy with the recent turn in the election.

Long term is still scary and I am worried about efforts by the right to seize power. By now Republicans should have been a fringe party who gets 2% of the national vote and the main divide in this country should be between progressives and center left Democrats.