Joe Manchin projected to retain control of the Senate

After several days of vote counting, media outlets are now projecting that Joe Manchin will retain control of the Senate.

“As the swing vote on the Democrat side, it is my honor to continue to bend the entire Congress to my will,” said Manchin to reporters. “I vow to faithfully exercise the duties commensurate with the awesome power that has been granted to me, and will look forward to the exhilarating feeling of being the most talked about person in Washington whenever my party wants to get something done.”

The congressman then threw his head back and laughed wickedly.

[This only barely qualifies as satire, no? I wrote about that yesterday, a bit tongue in cheek but also as a reality — one that is probably the best case scenario for Republicans at that. — Ed]