I think we really need to pay attention to and push the congressional and senate races. The best hope is that the congress got some guts and actually started doing it's job as a check and balance of power vs. the executive and judicial branches.
Now why would they do that? Standing on principals is a dangerous thing. I would hate for one of our esteemed public servants to not get invited to the right party or loose out on some walking around money, strippers, or blow.