A bleaker interpretation has Assembly leaders left on their own to fashion a solution from the wreckage and face the wrath of an angry electorate.
Oppose me, he suggested, and you will face the wrath of an angry electorate.
They would have to adopt some plan to reduce the deficit or be held accountable by an angry electorate at the next election.
Mr. Buchanan is not the only politician who could reap the benefits of an angry electorate.
They are the product of an angry electorate that wants to cut projects and cut perks.
When the bills come due, and they will, there's going to be a mighty angry electorate out there.
These results came as incumbents generally managed to hold on against an angry electorate who, in many areas, clearly wanted to send a message.
But here in Dublin, it looks quite modest as political parties thrash around for ways to appease an angry electorate.
If he does, there is no doubt that he will inherit an angry electorate and an uneasy country.
In a year marked by an angry electorate, the people of Massachusetts have proved angrier than most, and few incumbents are considered safe there.