Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate
 

Let’s stick with what Americans say… “Projected winners”. ;)

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

Confirmed that the House is now Republican. Looks like they're have a majority of a handful of seats

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

And they're aleady fighting each other...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...droidApp_Other

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

Democrats solidify their hold on the senate by winning the Georgia run-off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63877555

Apparently the first time since 1931 that a ruling party hasn’t lost a single senate seat at mid-term elections.

Also worth noting that the GOP candidate was yet another under-performing MAGA Trump-backed placeman. Looks like the magic’s wearing off.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

It's gone, but that won't stop his inflated ego from running again. If he runs and gets the nomination, he'll gift Biden (or his successor) a second term by simply being being the least worst option.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

Democrats lose a Senator, what a crying shame.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-b2242122.html

Democrats go back to holding 50 seats. She could still caucus with them, as an Independent but she has rejected some of their party policies, voted against ending the filibuster to get Biden's legislative agenda through.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

She has said she will still caucus with the Democrats

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law...to-independent

The VP still has the Casting Vote, though…

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

It doesn’t really counter my point though, does it. Trump-backed candidates have underperformed in these elections, even in places where non-Trumpite Republican candidates have done well. The personal decision of a senator to ditch the Dem whip is interesting in its own right but doesn’t contradict the observation that there is limited appetite in the country for MAGA/Trump republicanism.

Plus, as Hugh has pointed out, the VP has the casting vote in the senate so the Dems still have control.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

A majority is good for the committee's though regardless of casting vote, that said I guess they still have a majority though as she is independent, maybe even available to the highest bidder!

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

Only in a tie result & not all the time she won’t and Manchin, usually has his dem colleagues in a fix when he declares he wont vote with them.

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Yes it does, I was making the point, which still stands, Dems have 50 seats again, not 51.

No need to mention Trump, I never brought him up, so I don’t give one iota, about where Trump/MAGA standing is right now & never have.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

Pretty much the same as before though as Sinema would occasionally rebel as well.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

She should resign and face election as an independent candidate.

As others have noted, this has been a successful Senate election for the Democrats. The learnings are pretty much all on the Republican side of the House. And they suggest the need to ditch Trump as he has fallen out of favour with the electorate, bar the die-harders.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

There are now three Independent Senators, all of whom caucus with the Democrats - Angus King (Maine), Bernie Sanders (Vermont), and Kristen Sinema (Arizona).

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

I’m well aware of the numbers, Hugh, doesn’t alter the fact Dems still only have 50 seats, Sinema, just gone, won’t always side with Democrats, Manchin, usually has a habit of voting against his own side, that’s their majority gone. Either way, they’ve lost control of the House.

Re: U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
 

I’m sorry, but I don’t follow your reasoning.

The Dems had 50 seats before, 48 Dems and 2 Independents who caucused with them.

They now have 48 Dems and 3 Independents who caucus with them, but they still only have 50 seats?