I agree that this election could be stolen by the Republicans. However, to answer the question - if the Democrats get a mandate, I think one of the most important things that this mandate will enable will be government investment in the country's infrastructure and more importantly (mostly in the form of tax incentives), in the green economy. All of our future growth will be a result of our investment in the green economy, and that's what will bring our economy back up out of the pits that it's in right now.

I do expect some kind of universal health care to come out of a Democratic administration. I also expect some kind of universal health care even if McCain gets elected, if the Democrats get a filibuster and veto proof majority in both houses. There's just too many millions of people who either don't have health care at all, or who are underinsured and aren't getting adequate care through their insurance carriers. But I don't see it as being socialized medicine, but rather, government administered health insurance for those who don't currently have any, or whose current insurance is denying them care. I see this as being an improvement for people who are currently insured as well as those who don't have insurance, because with such a program available to everyone, the existing insurance companies will have to compete with this new program in order to survive. I see that as having the effect of lowering everyone's premiums, and improving the delivery of care.

The reason a totally free market approach to health care won't work is because health care is not something people can do without, so the insurance industry can get away with doing whatever it wants to. But a little bit of government involvement can make the industry competitive. If there is a health insurance program that people can choose that is required to treat people right and to be affordable, the rest of the market will have to compete with that.