So what happens after the midterm elections? Here is the first of four scenarios:
Scenario #1: The Democrats control both houses of Congress.
Result: There is some talk of cooperation on infrastructure, but it melts away quickly. The House immediately begins a host of investigations involving Trump’s business practices and the behavior of his “fox in the henhouse” Cabinet members. The Senate refuses to confirm many of Trump’s appointees, and Chuck Schumer, based on the Garland precedent, declines to hold hearings for Supreme Court nominees. The government shuts down. Default on the national debt becomes a real possibility. Everyone looks for a resolution in 2020.