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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...main_p001_f001

Early days but the US midterm election results are starting to come. So far it looks like the Republicans will, as expected, take the house albeit narrowly but the senate remains a toss-up as the Democrats seem to be outperforming the expectations in the run-up to this election.

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As an outsider, the mid-terms do seem a bit of overkill. Why not just have one election every four years for everything?

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Because the Constitution says so. And that’s hard to change, the argument would be that it gives checks and balances. One party controlling the Presidency, the House and the Senate for 4 years would be able to wield more power for longer, and the electorate tends to vote against that scenario given the opportunity at midterms.

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What happened to the predicted red wave..

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Going the same way as the red wall will.

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You mean like the UK :)

Ya they should.... Its a joke!

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Well one positive is that it is unlikely to bolster Trumps belief in running again. DeSantis (if he wants to run) would seem to be the Republicans best shot in 24.

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it was fake news Den :rofl: :rofl:

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He and Florida are the only place the Republicans got the ‘wave’ expected. He will be heavy favourite now

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It wasn’t fake news. Even the Democrats thought it would be worse

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They were worried all those dead voters would forget to vote for them again

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No.


... its 5 years ;)