Republicans win U.S. House majority, setting stage for divided government
Source: Reuters
Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held control of the Senate. The victory gives Republicans the power to rein in Biden's agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration and family, though it falls far short of the "red wave" the party had hoped for.
The final call came after more than a week of ballot counting, when Edison Research projected Republicans had won the 218 seats they needed to control the House. Republican victory in California's 27th Congressional district took the party over the line.
Democrats have been buoyed by voters' repudiation of a string of far-right Republican candidates, most of them allies of Trump, including Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania's Senate and governor's races respectively, and Blake Masters in Arizona's Senate contest.
Even though the expected "red wave" of House Republicans never reached shore, conservatives are sticking to their agenda.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-one-seat-away-winning-house-us-midterm-vote-2022-11-16/
Kittycatkat
(1,356 posts)Now the repugs can't blame the dems if nothing gets done in the next two years, so they will actually have to get some work done. All in all we dems did great, and for now, we still have a democracy. I'll take this election as a big win.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,192 posts)Nothing
LudwigPastorius
(9,170 posts)Get ready for the Hunter's Laptop Committee, the Afghanistan Withdrawal Committee, the Antifa January 6th Capitol Riot Committee, etc.
I also fully expect impeachment proceedings against Biden, Pelosi, Merrick Garland, et al.
The Republican House will have their hands full...of bullshit ready to fling.
mjvpi
(1,389 posts)But only if it is tied to a real investigation f the Trump kids on the same type of issues. And then move on to the ramifications of stock trades carried out by members of Congress.
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)NO trading by members of Congress should be allowed
niyad
(113,552 posts)PSPS
(13,614 posts)BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)So its non-stop House investigations of Biden et al over meaningless trumped up charges that wont amount to a hill of beans. All that proves is the GQP learned NOTHING from the mid-terms, setting them up a crushing defeat on all levels in 2024.
Please Proceed.
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)Their 2 years will be going after Fauci and sending him to prison, which they obviously can't do. Oh, they plan to impeach Biden, Kamala and Nancy. When you ask them for what, you get crickets.
Without a Senate majority they will get none of their Revenge agenda through.
yankee87
(2,175 posts)Going to have useless investigations nonstop.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)All dems need to focus for the next two years is filling each and every federal judge and as fast as possible.
iluvtennis
(19,871 posts)...they get no legislation done and all they do are investigations.
See this You Tube video at the 10:20 time hack. The video is well worth your time.
brush
(53,847 posts)This was expected. We can still cause problems as their majority is so slim, and there are ALWAYS absences because of illnesses, resignations, deaths even (no day went by last session without at least one) so McCarthy will need every vote he can whip up (not his strong point), which leaves us with some power for deal making (unfortunately that goes for vile creeps like MTG too).
And of course we have the Senate and Joe's veto.
BigmanPigman
(51,627 posts)or will have serious health issues and there will be a couple of special elections before 2024.
brush
(53,847 posts)MichMan
(11,971 posts)The margins are just one vote in both chambers
brush
(53,847 posts)in the Senate a bit more.
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)Crowman2009
(2,499 posts)brush
(53,847 posts)Wink, wink.
agingdem
(7,857 posts)lawn chair, popcorn, Scotch...
Crowman2009
(2,499 posts)Let's stop this timid BS from various democratic pundits being skeptical about gaining more seats in congress.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)The January 6th commission.
deurbano
(2,895 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Can answer that.
I don't know.
NYC Democrat
(295 posts)Only reason the Senate doesn't have a Jan 6 committee is the powersharing on committees due to the 50-50 makeup of the current Senate.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)It will not be possible.
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)In the lame duck session.
POOF! IT'S MAGIC!
No more leverage for poor widdle wingnuts!
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)It stops them from killing SS and Medicare.
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)No wonder I was confused. You weren't talking about that.
orangecrush
(19,617 posts)oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)orangecrush
(19,617 posts)Traildogbob
(8,797 posts)At least we still have hope of ending Boebert.😡😡
former9thward
(32,077 posts)I have no idea how many ballots left.
oldsoftie
(12,597 posts)Of course MTG would be great too, but I knew there was no chance at getting rid of her.
CitizenZero
(538 posts)If the Republicans did not flip several House seats in New York. Very frustrating. The new Congressional Districts favored the Republicans after a Special Master redrew them. I am a New Yorker and I am usually happy with my State. But this was a terrible outcome, and strangely one of the few places in America where the Republicans succeeded. We need to take back those seats next election cycle. Between now and then we need to mobilize New York Democrats to accomplish this.
eggplant
(3,913 posts)It kills me that NY-19 flipped. Delgato would have held the district if he was still here. Now we are saddled with Molinaro. Ugh.
And, of course, if we /hadn't/ gone for the brass ring, we would have kept the House.
CitizenZero
(538 posts)I agree with you. Molinaro is terrible. New York Dems need to get on the same page and fix this problem next election cycle.
d_b
(7,463 posts)Republicans will spend the next two years doing a bunch of goofy shit and then nominate some toxic dipshit for '24.
peppertree
(21,664 posts)Last time they tried it, in 2011, I understand Eric Cantor was in talks with vulture fundie Paul Singer (subject? unknown).
I'd bet Singer'll have an oar in this one too.
JohnSJ
(92,394 posts)without republican interference
former9thward
(32,077 posts)What has changed is the House.
JohnSJ
(92,394 posts)favor, and makes it considerably easier to appoint judges
bucolic_frolic
(43,281 posts)slightlv
(2,840 posts)Are we no longer waiting on any others? Did Bang-bang win.. or did she lose? I've lost track...
Shanti Shanti Shanti
(12,047 posts)NYC Democrat
(295 posts)majority.
Will be hard for them to do much serious debt ceiling shinnanigans too. Their majority literally comes entirely from Biden districts in New York.
NYC Democrat
(295 posts)We could of had the majority with the same thing happening in EVERY OTHER STATE if we had better turnout from our core base in CA and NY.
a lot of voters in deep blue states got complacent since they thought the threat to Democracy, aborition rights would never go away in THEIR states. So we somehow ended up vastly underperforming in swing states where those WERE clearly at risk while underperforming in our strongholds.
Wonder Why
(3,248 posts)a backbone) and remember that they are supposed to represent democracy and do what is best for the country and the American people as well as not supporting traitors.
Few, if any will change their stripe. Half because they have no morals. The other half because getting re-elected is far more important than doing the right thing. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party has, itself, too many that also forget that it doing the right thing is more important than getting re-elected.
"I would rather be right than President," answered Henry Clay, when told his abolitionist position would cost him the election.Of course, he was an abolitionist who was a slaveholder but the words are more important now than ever.