![]() If the GOP wins the House, as seems likely, the main thing Democrats can continue to focus on is confirming judicial nominees, roles that are especially important for the party to fill after Republicans sought to stack the courts in their favor during the Trump administration. What can Democrats do with their Senate majority? That’s a hugely significant power - which could have implications for decades - despite the limitations lawmakers will likely face when it comes to legislation. No matter what happens in the House, Democrats’ Senate majority preserves the party’s pivotal ability to continue confirming judges and executive nominees, including any theoretical pick for the Supreme Court. There is a very narrow path for Democratic victory in the House, but even if the party keeps its majority there, having tiny margins in both chambers would probably temper their policy ambitions. Should Democrats control one chamber while Republicans control the other, the likelihood of more ambitious legislation passing is exceedingly slim. “There are three things that helped secure the majority: One, our terrific candidates two, our agenda and our accomplishments and three, the American people rejected the anti-democratic, extremist, MAGA Republicans.”ĭemocrats’ wins in the upper chamber come as Republicans appear poised to retake the House, a situation that would set up a split Congress, and likely see standoffs over must-pass bills like funding the government and increasing the debt ceiling. “This election is a victory a victory and a vindication for Democrats, our agenda, and for America and the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a victory speech in New York Saturday evening. Should the party prevail in Georgia, they’ll have ended the midterms with a net gain of one seat. That means, at the very least, the balance of power will remain the same as it is now, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as a tie-breaker. ![]() Catherine Cortez Masto’s win in Nevada, Democrats now hold 50 seats. Democrats will maintain a narrow majority in the Senate for at least the next two years, according to the results from this week’s elections.Įxactly how many seats Democrats ultimately will hold depends on the results of the Georgia runoff elections, set for December 6.
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