but if that rabbit gets pulled out of the hat and the mid-terms roll out with a democratic sweep, the states will need as much evidence as they can get.

As if. It’ll just be more: “Now is not the time to hold grudges. We must look towards the future, not the past. We will extend our hand to our republican brothers…” The same yadda yadda yadda every time the democrats get any semblance of power.