On the evening of the 16th local time, after an 8-day counting votes, the ownership of control of the Senate and House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections was finally announced. With Republican winning the 218th seat in the House, Republicans seized the House, and Democrats had decided to keep the Senate a few days ago, the Biden administration will face a "divisive Congress" in the next two years.
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This midterm election The long count of votes originated from the fact that the two parties were in a stalemate in the competition for multiple " swing state " and key seats. As of 9:00 ET on the 17th, the Republicans won 218 seats in the House of Representatives and the Democrats won 210 seats; in the Senate, the Democrats won 50 seats and the Republicans won 49 seats. The two parties have narrowly locked in the majority party status of the two houses in advance.
Although the result of the two parties being divided into two parties cannot be considered an "accident", the US media generally believe that the "red wave" expected by Republicans did not appear in this midterm election. Against the backdrop of high inflation and low approval rating for President Biden , the result of the Democrats keeping the Senate and "small loss" in the House of Representatives is an "unexpected joy" for Democrats.
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In all polls before the election, inflation is the issue that voters are most concerned about, followed by protection of the electoral system, abortion rights, etc. Associated Press believes that although the economy and inflation are the most important factors affecting people's voting, its survey also shows that nearly half of voters realize that there are many reasons for inflation, and the rise in prices cannot be entirely blamed on the Biden administration.
In addition, the investigation also shows that the federal Supreme Court's ruling to abolish Ronaldo v. Wade in June this year and no longer protect women's abortion rights also prompted some voters to lead the Democratic Party. 70% of voters believe that abortion rights are an important factor affecting midterm election voting.
For the better-than-expected performance of the Democratic Party, Senate Democratic Leader Shu defaulted that the hearing on the Capitol Hill riots held since the summer brought the incident back to the public's vision. It turns out that voters do not want to support the rumor of former President Trump "the election was stolen" as elected members of parliament.
For Republicans, the result of winning the House by a narrow margin and failing to win the Senate is far from expectations, and the poor performance has also triggered mutual accusations within the Republican Party. Among them, some Republicans believe that Trump and his election "conspiracy theories" have dragged down Republican candidates.
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Trump has been assisting the election in a high-profile manner during this election, and has publicly supported more than 300 Republican candidates, many of which lost the key competition.
Some Republican lawmakers also believe that because the Republicans in Congress have "too much compromise" with the Democratic Party in the past two years, multiple Democratic-led bills have been passed, increasing the "political capital" of Democratic candidates in this midterm election.
CNN commented that the Republican Party did not usher in a greater victory, "surprising" because the fact is that the Republican Party has benefited from re-dividing constituencies, and from historical perspective, the presidential party's first term midterm elections performed poorly.
" Washington Post " believes that although the Republican Party performed lower than expected, it eventually regained the House of Representatives and its political influence in Washington will increase significantly. Republicans have said they will "reshape" the Republican agenda on issues such as government budget, immigration, the Ukrainian crisis, and Republicans who regain control of various House committees are also likely to launch investigations or even impeachment on Biden and his family.
For Democrats, keeping the Senate means retaining the power to approve the president's nomination of important executive and judicial positions and end Republicans' House bill. But in any case, the "split Congress" will inevitably put Biden's policy in the next two years to constraints. Biden posted on the evening of the 16th that he was ready to cooperate with Republicans and could not let the future fall into "political struggle".
In the past few years, "party struggle" has been the keyword throughout Washington politics. A survey by Associated Press showed that most voters expressed concerns about the current political form of the United States and the future of the country.One in four voters believe that neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party are thinking about the country; three in four voters believe that the United States is moving in the wrong direction. Some experts say that compared to whether the midterm election wins or not, how to truly solve the public's concerns seems to be more of a concern to both parties.
(Original title: Democratic and Republican parties separate the two houses to control the two houses, Biden faces constraints in his future policy)
Source: China News Network
Process Editor: TF060
Process Editor: TF060
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