Mid-term elections – US: Democrats turn their attention to Georgia runoff

Democrats took a political victory lap yesterday in the US, after retaining control of the Senate, putting aside Republican hopes for a “red wave” in the midterm elections.

The Democratic Party is now turning its attention to Georgia, where a runoff election is likely to strengthen its presence in Congress.

Democratic leaders presented better-than-expected results as a vindication of their campaign agenda, but also as a condemnation of the refusal of the elections and the right-wing extremistsn, despite the fact that Republicans are close to securing control of the House of Representatives, with a small number of important election contests heading towards the final close and their inclusion in the final results.

“We were on the brink of authoritarianism, and thank God the American people pulled us back in this election,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said during a press conference yesterday.

Democratic control of the Senate was secured late Saturday night since the election in Nevada of Democratic Sen. Kathryn Cortes Masto, who defeated former state attorney general Adam Laxalt, who had the public support of former US President Donald Trump.

With this result, the numerical distribution of seats in the Senate is now 50-50 between Democrats and Republicans, with US Vice President Kamala Harris retaining the right to a majority vote (+1) in the event of a tie. when passing bills in favor of the Democrats.

A Democratic victory in Georgia in the Dec. 6 runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican incumbent Herschel Walker would give the Democratic Party total control of the Senate majority, consolidating its caucus presence, in the passing of bills, but also in the selection of judges.

“We are now focusing our attention on Georgia. We feel good about where we are,” President Joe Biden said yesterday on the sidelines of a conference with Southeast Asian leaders in Cambodia.

But Republicans remain close to securing control of the House of Representatives as election officials continue to count votes, with the outcome still open in a number of contests, including several in traditionally Democratic California. Party.

As of yesterday, Republicans had won 211 seats and Democrats 206 of the 218 seats needed for a majority in the House of Representatives. Counting the votes to determine the final outcome between the two parties in the 435-seat House of Representatives will take several days.

Republicans are expected to win their 212th seat with the result in Oregon’s 5th congressional district, which includes suburbs of Portland and Salem, as estimated last night by the Associated Press (AP).

Republican Lori Chavez-Deremer, a former mayor of Happy Valley, a Portland suburb, defeated progressive Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, according to the AP.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 82, told ABC News and CNN that she won’t make any announcements about whether she plans to stay on as the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives until a decision is made about which party will ultimately be in control. of said legislature.

There was skepticism about Pelosi’s resignation as Democrats lost control of the House of Representatives, especially after her husband was attacked by a man who broke into their San Francisco home last month.

House Republicans, if they win, have vowed to try to roll back climate change legislation passed under Biden’s leadership., while looking to make permanent a series of tax cuts passed in 2017 that are expiring soon. They have also announced the activation of investigations into the activities of the Biden administration, as well as investigations into the business activities of the son of the American president in Ukraine and China.

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