WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters)- The Democrats outperformed expectations, with Republicans winning 4,444 seats in the Senate-retaining House of Representatives after Republicans won 211 seats. After winning the Senate over the weekend and dashing hopes for a “red wave” of a Republican victory, Democrats try to prove their agenda and undermine the legitimacy of the election result.
According to Reuters’ compilation of leading unbiased forecasters, there are still 18 house races remaining, including 13, 13 of which are believed to be closely contested. The remaining 10 tournaments were held in liberal-minded California. The Republican victory in the House ends two years of split government while empowering Biden’s opponents to limit his political agenda and launch investigations that could damage his administration and family Jim Banks, a Republican representative said he hopes it will act as a “last line of defence” to block the agenda. , the origins of COVID and pandemic lockdowns. “This needs to be the focus of every committee in Congress, especially the Republican-dominated House,” Banks told Fox News on Sunday. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she would not make any announcements about whether she intends to take control until control of the House is decided. There was speculation that Pelosi, 82, would resign if the Democrats lost their majority after being attacked by an intruder at her San Francisco home. Pelosi, 82, told ABC News about her home race on Sunday.”We’re not giving up.” Her 4,444 Democrats, who secured control of the Senate on Saturday with the victory of Nevada Sen.
The focus shifts to the run-off vote of the December Democratic victory. A six-round run-off between Senator Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will give the party absolute majority control, increasing its influence over committees, bills and judicial decisions. Nevada The state win gave Democrats a 50-50 charge in the Senate, with Vice President Kamala Harris a key vote.
Even with Republicans winning a narrow majority in the House, Democrats’ performance suggests they have succeeded in portraying their opponents as extremists, and after the bank was abolished by conservative nominations. , which partly points to the Supreme Court’s decision to establish abortion rights statewide, and has also led to increased scrutiny of Trump, which has influenced Republican candidates nominated for local elections. He has been accused of promoting candidates who failed to appeal to a wide enough audience. One candidate Trump has strongly endorsed is Kari Lake, according to Edison Research. Election results appeared to prompt introspection among senior Republicans. Veteran Republican Senator Lindsay Graham said the planned election for the Republican Senate leadership should be postponed until after the Georgia election.
Republicans should focus on winning Georgia and try to understand the midterm elections before the Senate leadership election or move on to the 2024 presidential election,” Graham wrote on Twitter.
