Republicans defeat Democrats in Midterm elections
2022.11.16 02:19
Republicans defeat Democrats in Midterm elections
Budrigannews.com – Republicans are only one seat away from gaining a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. This is a victory in the medium term. After President Biden’s Democrats retain control of the Senate, they will enter a two-year divided government.
The final result in the House of Representatives depends on tense elections in various states, including California, and thousands of votes are still being counted. Republicans won 217 seats, while Democrats won 209, and Edison Research predicted they would need a 218-seat majority.
According to Reuters, earlier on Wednesday, Republicans were ahead of four people.
The minor victory expected by the Republican Party will be much lower than their projected growth of the “red wave” on November 11. 8 votes, some party members accused former President Donald Trump of letting them down.
Trump launched his campaign to regain the presidency in 2024 on Tuesday, promoting unsubstantiated attacks on the integrity of voting in the United States, but ultimately was aimed at supporting candidates who lost in key races and outperformed
Democrats partially described the Senate victory as a rejection of a candidate who responded to Trump’s false claim that the 2020 election won by Biden was stolen due to widespread voting fraud.
However, a split in Congress will limit Biden’s power in Washington and make it difficult for him to advance his agenda.
In retaliation for the second attempt by the Democratic Party to impeach Trump, Republicans in the House of Representatives promised to investigate past transactions of Biden administration officials and President Hunter Biden’s son with countries, including China.
They also called for cuts in spending on Social Security and Medicare safety net programs, and called for the termination of permanent tax breaks introduced in 2017. Biden is trying to expand social programs and raise taxes on the rich.
Biden said he hopes Republicans will cooperate with his administration.
“The American people have made it clear that they want Republicans to be willing to work with me,” he said at a press conference last week.
The Republican agenda could be undermined by the Democratic-controlled Senate and Biden’s veto of the law after winning the swing states of Arizona and Nevada.
If Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeats Republican challenger Hershel Walker, the Democratic Party could win the entire majority of Senate seats. 6.
In the House of Representatives, Republican leader Kevin McCarthy will be the party’s nominee for Speaker of the House of Representatives. If the Republicans gain a majority, a duel will take place on Tuesday with the representative of the hardline conservatives, Andy Biggs.
As Speaker of the House of Representatives, McCarthy will be the second in line to succeed the president after the vice president when Congress convenes in May.
The Chairman is elected by the entire House of Representatives, combining the tone of the party’s political power with the legislative agenda of the clumsy House of Representatives. If the speaker’s election is successful, McCarthy will replace Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
