Democrats made history on Tuesday by winning back both the US House of Representatives and the Senate in the midterm elections, delivering a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump and ending Republican control of Congress for the remainder of his term.
In South Carolina, Annie Andrews defeated Darline Graham for the seat held for more than two decades by the late Lindsey Graham, while former governor Roy Cooper won the open seat in North Carolina. US President Donald Trump said the party would have won had he been on the ballot in the polls. “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!
The President’s low approval ratings, voter anger over rising prices and an unpopular war in Iran helped the Democrats score decisive wins in once-reliable Republican strongholds such as Texas, South Carolina, Kansas and Iowa. With control of Congress, the Democrats will now have substantial powers to check Trump’s domestic and foreign policy agenda. The results put Representative Hakeem Jeffries in line to become Speaker of the House. Democratic candidates also seized control of the Senate, winning in states that had not elected their party to statewide office in decades. Sherrod Brown unseated Senator Jon Husted in Ohio, and Adam Hamilton defeated Senator Roger Marshall in Kansas. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he wrote on Truth Social. Holding both chambers gives the Democrats substantial power to keep the Trump administration in check. The House controls government spending and can launch investigations into the administration, while the Senate confirms the President’s nominees, including cabinet officials, judges and ambassadors. Every bill the Trump administration wants passed, including government funding, will now need Democratic support. The Democrats have already outlined some of their key priorities, including the war with Iran, President Trump’s global tariffs and investigations into alleged conflicts of interest involving the Trump family’s business dealings.
The Democrats were on course to win a staggering 255 seats in the 435-member House of Representatives – an increase of over 40 seats over the party’s previous tally and their best result in nearly 20 years, according to estimates by NBC News. Thirty-seven-year old political phenomenon James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the state since 1988. Democrat Gina Hinojosa unseated three-term Governor Greg Abbott in Texas, becoming the first Democrat to win the governorship since 1994 and the state’s first Latina governor. Adam Hamilton will become the first Democrat to represent Kansas in the US Senate since 1932.
Many observers were stunned by the scale of Republican losses on Tuesday night.
