Democrats keep control of US Senate as Republicans face setback in midterm polls

The ruling Democratic Party will retain majority control of the US Senate as two of its candidates are projected to win their pivotal races against Republican rivals in a major boost to President Joe Biden in the second half of his term both for his legislative agenda and his ability to appoint judges and other key officialsSenator Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada is projected to defeat Republican challenger Adam Laxalt who was endorsed by former US president Donald Trump while Senator Mark Kelly is set to defeat Republican Blake Masters in ArizonaThe result means the Democrats will now have 50 seats in the 100member Senate with the Republicans currently on 49 Georgia is still waiting on a Senate result and will hold a runoff election on December 6 after neither candidate won an outright majorityThe United States Senate has 100 seats and in the existing Congress both the Democrats and the Republicans had 50 members each with Vice President Kamala Harris a Democratic casting her vote in case of a tie in her capacity as its chairpersonThis election is a victory a victory and a vindication for Democrats our agenda Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters in New York He described it as a victory for the American peopleAlso Read Joe Biden PM Modi have productive very practical relationship US NSAOnce again President Biden defied expectations These midterm election results show best midterm performance for an incumbent Presidents party in 20 years since George W Bushs GOP gained seats following 911 Ajay Bhutoria deputy National Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee told PTI on Saturday after the Nevada election resultsBefore the elections political pundits and pollsters predicted a iquestred waveiquest which was not to be seen anywhere during the November 8 midterm pollsFour days after the elections the opposition Republican party is struggling to gain the majority in the House of Representatives which as per the pollsters looked like a wave for themAs of Saturday night the Republicans had either won or were leading in 213 seats as against 203 of the Democratic Party with 218 being the halfway mark This betterthanexpected performance by the Democrats is attributed to the peoplefriendly policies of President Biden and the tilt of the youth towards himThe victory is a major boost to President Biden in the second half of his term both for his legislative agenda and his ability to appoint judges and other officialsUnder President Bidens leadership Democrats have shown surprising strength Democrats have also been successful in governors races winning in Wisconsin Michigan and Pennsylvania and the Senate seat in Pennsylvania Bhutoria saidWith votes still being counted across the country Republicans still have the opportunity to win control of Congress But the results are uplifting for Democrats who were braced for sweeping losses he saidThis is the first time we have an Indian American Lt Governor in Maryland Aruna Miller and we also have 5th Indian American congressman in the house Shri Thanedar Overall people voted for President Bidens call to save and protect the Democracy abortion rights and economy restoring the soul of our nation Bhutoria saidThe New York Times described the Saturday results as a decisive moment in an extraordinary midterm election in which Democrats defied historical patterns and predictions of major lossesControl of the House has still not been decided several days after an Election Day that fell short of predictions that Republicans would sweep to power in Washington in a repudiation of President Bidens leadership the daily reportedThe Washington Post described it as welcome news for Biden who it said was staring down the possibility of humbling defeats as the election nearedNow the Senate which oversees the confirmation of executive branch personnel and federal judges will stay in his partys corner A Senate majority will also give the president and his party more say over legislative debates on domestic and foreign spending and other major issues the daily reportedAccording to Republican Sampat Shivangi national president of the Indian American Forum for Political Education the elections brought surprising and unexpected resultsIt was assumed that Republicans will have a heyday and win easily both the House and Senate and President Trump will ride the wave and announce his candidacy for Presidency in 2024 he notedHowever the performance of the Republican Party has been far below expectationsThe US Congress will have a slim majority for Republicans he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever