On the Alabama Special Election, and Tax Cuts

Moore’s loss is not a threat to tax cuts, because the Democratic winner will not be seated until early January. That creates a year-end deadline that will force the compromises that will drive the negotiations to a conclusion. It makes more urgent the need for the GOP to exploit its 2018 electoral map advantage in the Senate – tax cuts are the perfect trophy to bring the voters, now without the stench of Moore’s sexual misconduct scandals.