Americans cast ballots across the country Tuesday, giving control of both houses to Republicans for President Barack Obama’s final two years in office. Even though the outcome of some contests remains unknown, Republicans clearly retained their large majority in the House of Representatives and claimed Democratic-held seats in key Senate races.
In Colorado, incumbent Democratic Senator Mark Udall was defeated by Republican challenger Cory Gardner. “Tonight we shook up the Senate. You shook up the Senate,” Gardner told supporters. “We go to work to fix a Washington that is out of step, out of touch and out of time.”
A pledge to rein in the federal government helped propel Republican Senate candidate Joni Ernst to victory in Iowa. She said it was about “getting [federal] spending under control, keeping taxes low, and cutting red tape so businesses can grow and invest.”
Tuesday was not a clean sweep for Republicans, as Democrats held onto Senate seats in states such as New Hampshire, where Jeanne Shaheen won another term in office.
“I will work with anyone in the Senate – Democrat, Republican, Independent – to get things done,” she said.
(VOA)
The beginning of the end for democrat in USA
ReplyDeleteI see PDP end soon. Amen.
ReplyDeleteNonsense, 4;02. You know nothing about the American electoral process. In a non-presidential election year, the democratic party typically does not fare well because most voters do not show up at the polls. The next cycle will be a different story, you watch. republicans holding both houses is not necessarily a good thing, since they can no longer share the blame of things going wrong; then it will be time to change hands again.
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Delete10:36: just for your education: in 2006 the Democrats won both the House of Representatives and Senate, plus a majority of governorships and state legislators from the Republican Party. World war II was not fought in 2006. Go do your research.
ReplyDeleteChaii!!! Someone just got educated....
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