WASHINGTON: In a dramatic comeback, it seems Democrats After all, perhaps he can achieve a trifecta, win the White House, retain the House of Representatives, and regain control of the United States Senate. Control of all three will be vital for a potential Biden-Harris administration to avoid a stalemate in Washington and get on with your schedule.
While all the attention was focused on the presidential elections on Thursday and Friday, there was an unexpected change in a pair of Senate elections, which Republicans currently control 53-47 and which Democrats had given up hope of winning.
But two Senate races in Georgia yielded indecisive results after a late surge in Democratic nominees, prompting a runoff and giving Democrats a chance to tie the Senate 50-50, in which case the winning vice president will have. a tie. Breaking vote.
Under Georgia’s election laws, a Senate candidate must get 50 percent of the vote to win the seat. In one of the two races, Republican Senator David Perdue, who appeared to be on his way to victory Wednesday, was removed with the mail-in ballot count down to 49.5 percent, meaning he will fight a runoff. election with his Democratic opponent in second place. The other Georgia Senate will also be a runoff with no candidate getting 50 percent of the vote.
The second round will take place on January 5 and Democrats are expected to contribute everything, including Barack Obama, Kamala Harris and a ton of money, to win both seats and win a trifecta that would drive Republicans out of Washington.
Trump appeared to anticipate the development on Thursday, and in his frenzied appearance at the White House, he enraged: “So now the Democrats are working to gain control of the United States Senate through their actions on John James, David Perdue and more. It would end the filibuster. ” , “Life”, 2A, and pack and rotate the court. The presidency becomes even more important. We will win! ”
Republican John James narrowly lost a Senate race in Michigan and the Democrats won a Senate seat in Arizona while they lost one in Alabama to leave the House at 47-50. If Kamala Harris becomes vice president, her seat in California will go to the governor (with one election), bringing her to 48-50.
The stakes are high. In addition to the legislation, the Senate also confirms judges, ambassadors and hundreds of important nominations. Trump’s media henchman Laura Ingraham of Fox News also warned other Republican leaders to back the president, tweeting: “A message to @MittRomney and @BenSasse: If Biden is elected, then Georgia Senate races will determine If Democrats control all three branches of government. If he opposes Republicans in Georgia, he’s not just a Never Trumper. He’s a Democrat. ”
Some Republican leaders have already started quietly parting ways with Trump. But given that he will end up voting close to 70 million votes, about 10 million more than in 2016, they will have to risk facing his formidable base. Many of them will be re-elected in 2022.
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