Two Sets of Takeaways

What are the odds that two pundits who write for different outlets will use essentially identical titles for their election analytics? There is some overlap in their pearls of wisdom.

"9 takeaways from the 2014 election"
by Ezra Klein, for Vox

"9 Key Takeaways From Last Night's GOP Triumph"
by Mark Hemingway for The Weekly Standard

Klein mines the following gems from the election returns:

1. The Democrats lost.
2. The night had few bright spots for Democrats.
3. Democrats told themselves the wrong stories about this election.
4. The Republican Senate wins were largely expected.
5. Hillary Clinton is arguably also a winner here.
6. Republicans just got a big general boost for 2016.
7. Don't expect much on immigration.
8. The Senate is about to get a lot more polarized.
9. There are a few policies that might be easier to pass after the election.

Hemingway draws the following conclusions, some in agreement, some in opposition:

1. The "War on Women" is now a loser.
2. From minority party to party of minorities.
3. Chris Christie and Scott Walker are winners.
4. The Clintons are losers.
5. Obamacare is a loser.
6. Global warming is a loser.
7. Obama's winning coalition is not a winning Democratic coalition.
8. The GOP needs to learn to tell blue from purple.
9. The polls were, in fact, skewed.

They draw opposite conclusions about the election's implications for Hillary C. Both articles are definitely worth your time.