Pretending the October 2013 shutdown hurt Republicans in the face of the recent election victories that wiped out a Democrat Senate majority is simply ludicrous.

Suggesting Romney wouldn’t have won in 2012, even if Republicans who stayed home did turn out to vote (but wouldn’t have voted Republican), is a laugher as well.

Referring to a poll that 53% of respondents ‘blamed’ the GOP for the 2013 shutdown, but fails to consider part of that percentage may have been Americans who gave credit to the Republicans for doing what was right, is short-sighted at best.

Elections, by definition, represent the FINAL poll on pressing issues.

Still in doubt? Ask the 9 Democrat Senators who just lost their jobs.

(Updated: changed month of 2013 shutdown to October)