After last week's election, both Washington and Penn politicos are in a transition period.
In Washington, President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to take office.
At Penn, with the presidential campaign out of the way, on-campus political groups are focusing on their internal elections.
Both the College Republicans and the Penn Democrats are taking a brief break from national politics while they figure out their leadership for next year. Since before the Pennsylvania primary in April, both groups have been working almost constantly on increasing voter registration and turnout for their respective parties.
Aside from selecting a new board, the College Republicans don't have much planned for the immediate future, according to College Republicans president and College junior Zac Byer.
Byer said it is "not likely" that the group will have any events before Thanksgiving.
"Everybody is in detox mode," he said.
The Penn Democrats are also focusing primarily on their internal elections, said Penn Dems president and College junior Lauren Burdette.
For the rest of the semester, Burdette said, the group's main activity will be "relaxing."
"The focus for this year is over," she said.
"The new board will decide what to do next semester," she added.
