Cliché corner   

"Analysts are speaking of the recent election in terms of a 'sea change' that was shaped by the 'season of the angry voter.'" (Houston Chronicle)

"It's hard to tell whether Tuesday's stunning election returns signal a major political sea change or simply a rearing of the head by an angry and disillusioned electorate." (Arizona Republic)

"But the sea change that occurred Tuesday was more than numbers..the results spoke volumes about the views of voters..." (Baltimore's Sun)

"In bureaucratic terms, it is a much more profound sea change than the election of Bill Clinton two years ago." (Guardian)

"..it was a tumultuous election that..resulted in an 'earthquake' or a 'sea change' or a 'generational shift' in politics, the likes of which America hasn't seen for more than a half century." (Rocky Mountain News)

"Not only was it unprecedented in the millions of dollars spent in negative advertising, but in the huge political sea change that has moved across this country." (Los Angeles Times)

"GOP-tilted opinions ranged from 'Republican Tsunami' and 'post-Reagan sea change' to Democratic depictions of 'political channel-surfing' by instant-gratification Americans whose expectations Clinton failed to meet." (San Francisco Chronicle)

"The November 8 sea change also installed a new crop of anti-abortion governors and Republican-dominated legislatures in states around the country." (Chicago Tribune)