Speculation over how things may or may not change is an inevitable part of any election. There has been plenty of chatter about the impacts our city’s new leaders might have on the lives of District residents. However, we mustn’t forget that D.C. is America’s first and best official fiefdom, subject to the whims of what can only be called a highly creative bunch of representatives and senators. As a result, elections held hundreds of miles away have the potential to affect us pretty substantially and in unexpected ways. Here’s DCist’s look at how last night’s House and Senate results might impact us peasants of D.C.

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