With the new year upon us, what can we look forward to? A roundup of editorials Friday says a GOP reckoning is on the horizon.

Opinions from the left:

The political lesson of 2017: Resistance works
From Vox: Republicans are still backing Trump, but they will pay the price for it in 2018.


Resolutions and predictions
From columnist Mark Shields: It looks like 2018 will be a bum year for the GOP and lots of congressional Republicans will be deciding to "spend more time with the family."


Resolutions we'd like to see
From USA Today: Sure, some are pipe dreams, but what's wrong with a little wishful thinking (looking at you, Mr. President).

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