U.S Midterms - Democrats hold Senate, Republicans take House
09-11-2022, 07:21
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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.
Last edited by Damien; 09-11-2022 at 07:48.
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09-11-2022, 08:48
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Re: U.S Midterms
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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09-11-2022, 09:00
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Re: U.S Midterms
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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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09-11-2022, 11:29
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Re: U.S Midterms
What happened to the predicted red wave..
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09-11-2022, 11:39
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Re: U.S 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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09-11-2022, 11:52
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Re: U.S Midterms
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Originally Posted by jfman
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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You mean like the UK 
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09-11-2022, 12:13
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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
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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Ya they should.... Its a joke!
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09-11-2022, 12:40
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Re: U.S Midterms
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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09-11-2022, 12:41
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Re: U.S Midterms
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What happened to the predicted red wave..
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it was fake news Den 
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09-11-2022, 13:17
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Re: U.S Midterms
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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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He and Florida are the only place the Republicans got the ‘wave’ expected. He will be heavy favourite now
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09-11-2022, 13:51
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it was fake news Den |
... and it's fake news now.
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09-11-2022, 13:57
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Re: U.S Midterms
It wasn’t fake news. Even the Democrats thought it would be worse
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09-11-2022, 14:02
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Re: U.S Midterms
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It wasn’t fake news. Even the Democrats thought it would be worse
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I know, but I couldn't resist use of the pun!
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09-11-2022, 14:32
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Re: U.S Midterms
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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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09-11-2022, 15:30
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Re: U.S Midterms
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You mean like the UK |
No.
... its 5 years 
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