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reThe great triumph of the Democrats did not materialize: under the slogan “Flip the Senate”, they rose to break the Republican majority in the Senate. But while the presidential race had yet to be decided, it became clear on election night how loyal Donald Trump’s supporters are to his loyalists in Congress.
Mitch McConnell, for example, the Senate Majority Leader, clearly prevailed against Amy McGrath in Kentucky. The Democrats had hoped to make a veteran profit among the Conservatives and had invested millions of dollars in his election campaign, to no avail. For Jaime Harrison, too, hopes of a victory in South Carolina were unfulfilled: Lindsey Graham, initially an occasional critic of the president but always voting with his party, was able to defend her Senate seat. McConnell had ensured that Trump could make right-wing candidate Amy Coney Barrett a Supreme Court justice shortly before the election, while Graham, as chairman of the judicial committee, played a key role in pushing the president’s agenda.
An astronaut wins
Elsewhere, too, Trump’s opponents don’t seem to prevail. In Georgia, for example, David Perdue, a right-wing extremist, should win. Things are also looking good for Susan Collins, who is fighting for reelection in Maine. Collins had turned against Trump on individual issues like the abolition of the “Obamacare” health insurance system, but ultimately voted primarily with his party. The hopes of Democrats to punish them with candidate Sara Gideon for it should not come true. It is particularly bitter for the party that Doug Jones of Alabama has to leave the Senate again. Three years ago, Democrats prevented former Judge Roy Moore, who was confronted with abuse allegations, from moving into the chamber; this time they could not repeat the success of the mobilization at that time.
The fact that the Senate race is not yet over on Wednesday is also due to the state of Georgia. There will be a runoff between Senator Kelly Loeffler and her Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock. Meanwhile, it looked like a runoff in the fight for the second Senate seat. Meanwhile, there were successes for Democrats in the West: In Colorado, former governor and presidential candidate John Hickenlooper managed to clearly win out over former Senator Cory Gardner.
“The Squad”: The group of left-wing MPs around Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (left) and Ilhan Omar (right) return to the camera.
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In Arizona, Mark Kelly, a former astronaut, won against Senator Martha McSally. McSally was named after Senator John McCain passed away in August 2018. Kelly will join the Senate alongside Kyrsten Sinema, the first time in 67 years that the state has sent two Democrats. Until now, Republicans in the Senate had a majority of 53 to 47 seats. Democrats would need three or four seats to get the House under their control; three if Joe Biden became president and Kamala Harris, vice president, could vote for a Senate runoff.
In the House of Representatives, a majority is emerging for Democrats, who could only maintain their current position. The party can defend many of its gains from the 2018 midterm elections. But the hope of being able to conquer more and more Republican suburbs was probably not fulfilled. Republicans were able to regain some seats, as in New York’s Oklahoma and Staten Island.
What consequences would that have for the president?
For the first time, conservatives are also sending two women to the House of Representatives who are spreading the fantasy of the right-wing conspiracy surrounding “Q-Anon.” Marjorie Taylor Greene will represent her constituency in Northwest Georgia in Washington. “Q” was “worth listening to,” Greene had said. Followers of the “Q” -fantasy speak, among other things, that the Democrats run a network of child rapists. The future deputy also fantasized that Islamists would take over the administration. Lauren Boebert from Colorado, also a “Q-Anon” fan, should follow her.
The fact that Democrats hope to maintain their majority in the House of Representatives despite such Republican victories is due to their strength elsewhere. For example, members of the left-wing parliamentary group called “The Squad” were able to defend their seats. In addition to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York, Ayanna Pressley from Massachusetts, Rashida Tlaib from Michigan and Ilhan Omar from Minnesota are returning to the camera.
If Donald Trump remains president, he could continue to rule as before with a majority in Congress that is undecided between the parties. Executive orders and judge appointments continued to be important elements of his policy. Any controversy, such as a new impeachment process, could always be dismissed with the majority of the Senate. If Joe Biden were to become president, he would have to deal with strong opposition from Trump loyalists. And he also could not achieve everything that is politically proposed in a divided congress.
