Post-election explanations, justifications and prognostications

Colleagues and scholars from coast to coast, across Bass Strait and all the ships at sea.

Following every election there are three things that are certain to occur:

The sun will rise -

The sun will set - 

And there will be a gaggle load of analyses regarding the election outcome.  

By far the most sensible post-election analysis came from veteran journalist Mark Shields following the 2012 U.S. Presidential Election:

"There's a terrible temptation on the part of the press after an election. If you win, you're a genius with an I.Q. north of 300. If you lose, you're somehow a dullard who probably isn't able to tie your own shoes."

That is all.