The Washington DC political environment changed only slightly as a result of the 2012 national elections, despite a lengthy campaign season that resulted in unprecedented political spending over the past two years. President Barack Obama won reelection, the Democrats remain the majority party in the Senate, adding two seats, and Republicans continue to lead the U.S. House of Representatives as the majority party. As a result, despite a fairly convincing win by President Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress, in the context of a divided country, the end result is pretty much the status quo.
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