The mid-term elections in the United States it will mark the political landscape for the next two years. With results still pending in several key races, there are five things to keep in mind after the polls:
The White House party has traditionally lost seats in midterm elections, and with Joe Biden’s popularity remaining below 40% and Republicans criticizing him for inflation and crime, many pundits predicted a blow to the Democrats.
In the House of Representatives, early results suggest Republicans are on track for the majoritybut only for a few placesvery far from his predictions.
Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy, who aspires to be the next speaker in the House, showed optimism on Tuesday night as the vote count proceeded: “It is clear that we will take the House back.”
No “red wave”
But influential Senator Lindsey Graham, one of former President Donald Trump’s main allies, admitted to NBC that the election “Definitely not a Republican wave, that’s for sure.”
NBC News predicted that Republicans will likely win 220 seats by giving them alone a meager majority of two seats.
Control of the 100-seat Senate, currently split 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats, Wednesday depended on four games key that were still on the razor’s edge.
the democrats they need two more wins to maintain their dominance in the upper house, with Vice President Kamala Harris as the casting vote, while Republicans need three to become the majority.
In Arizona, Nevada and Wisconsin, Senate votes could take days to count. Y Georgia could very well go to the ballot scheduled for December 6.
The Democrats hoped to win seats from retired Republican senators in North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. But they were only successful in the latter, where with Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke during the election campaign, he defeated Trump-backed TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz.
Previously considered a “purple” state, which could vote for both Democrats and Republicans depending on each election, Florida appears to be permanently leaning towards the Republican camp after important victories in the Chamber of Deputies.
Additionally, Governor Ron DeSantis won re-election nearly 20 points clear of his Democratic rival, enough to fuel his ambitions to run for the White House in 2024.
Miami-Dade County, generally committed to the democratic cause, this time he voted overwhelmingly for DeSantisa success attributed by the Miami Herald to his performance with the Hispanic electorate.
One of the most decisive victories on Tuesday was that of rising Republican star DeSantis, a potential candidate for the White House in 2024.
But DeSantis is likely to face a tough challenge from another Floridian: Trump, who said he will make an “exciting” announcement. on November 15.
the democrats
On the Democratic side, Governor Gretchen Whitmer won re-election in Michigan, a key state in the presidential race.
Several candidates running in the 2020 Democratic primary, including now Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Senator Amy Klobuchar, have made campaign appearances in major races, fueling speculation that They are considering running again if Biden decides not to.
Democrat Maura Healey made history as the first openly lesbian governor elected in the United States, after easily winning the race in the state of Massachusetts, in the north-east of the country.
In nearby New Hampshire, James Roesener became the first openly transgender man elected to a state legislature, joining several trans women already in office.
The state of Maryland, near the federal capital Washington DC, elected its first black governor, Wes Moore, whose growing prominence suggests a possible national candidacy.
And Maxwell Frost, 25, was elected to Congress from Florida, becoming in the first member of Generation Z (which brings together current teenagers and young adults), to join the United States House of Representatives.
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