Republicans win U.S. House majority, setting stage for divided government

[BigmanPigman]

Source: Reuters

Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe Biden's Democratic Party held control of the Senate. The victory gives Republicans the power to rein in Biden's agenda, as well as to launch potentially politically damaging probes of his administration and family, though it falls far short of the "red wave" the party had hoped for.

The final call came after more than a week of ballot counting, when Edison Research projected Republicans had won the 218 seats they needed to control the House. Republican victory in California's 27th Congressional district took the party over the line.

Democrats have been buoyed by voters' repudiation of a string of far-right Republican candidates, most of them allies of Trump, including Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania's Senate and governor's races respectively, and Blake Masters in Arizona's Senate contest.

Even though the expected "red wave" of House Republicans never reached shore, conservatives are sticking to their agenda.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republicans-one-seat-away-winning-house-us-midterm-vote-2022-11-16/

[Kittycatkat]

1. We still have a blue wave. They have the house, but by a very small margin.

Now the repugs can't blame the dems if nothing gets done in the next two years, so they will actually have to get some work done. All in all we dems did great, and for now, we still have a democracy. I'll take this election as a big win.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Meaning they're going to do what they do best

Nothing

[LudwigPastorius]

36. There will be important INVESTIGATIONS.

Get ready for the Hunter's Laptop Committee, the Afghanistan Withdrawal Committee, the Antifa January 6th Capitol Riot Committee, etc.

I also fully expect impeachment proceedings against Biden, Pelosi, Merrick Garland, et al.

The Republican House will have their hands full...of bullshit ready to fling.

[mjvpi]

39. Hunter should be investigated.

But only if it is tied to a real investigation f the Trump kids on the same type of issues. And then move on to the ramifications of stock trades carried out by members of Congress.

[oldsoftie]

45. Oh, Congress has already informed us several times that what THEY do is perfectly legal!

NO trading by members of Congress should be allowed

[niyad]

3. Laying in a supply of popcorn.

[PSPS]

4. "setting stage?" Manchin, Sinema plus the filibuster had already imposed "divided government"

[BlueIdaho]

5. "Sticking to their Agenda?" Good!

So it’s non-stop House investigations of Biden et al over meaningless trumped up charges that won’t amount to a hill of beans. All that proves is the GQP learned NOTHING from the mid-terms, setting them up a crushing defeat on all levels in 2024.

Please Proceed.

[sheshe2]

22. They have made it clear.

Their 2 years will be going after Fauci and sending him to prison, which they obviously can't do. Oh, they plan to impeach Biden, Kamala and Nancy. When you ask them for what, you get crickets.

Without a Senate majority they will get none of their Revenge agenda through.

[yankee87]

23. Investigate Everything Biden

Going to have useless investigations nonstop.

[AlexSFCA]

6. thankfully, Biden has done in two years more than most presidents in two terms

All dems need to focus for the next two years is filling each and every federal judge and as fast as possible.

[iluvtennis]

7. Rachel Maddow gave op ed on historical perspective of razor thin majoritries in House....

...they get no legislation done and all they do are investigations.

See this You Tube video at the 10:20 time hack. The video is well worth your time.

[brush]

8. The final number is important as McCarthy is no Nancy Pelosi.

This was expected. We can still cause problems as their majority is so slim, and there are ALWAYS absences because of illnesses, resignations, deaths even (no day went by last session without at least one) so McCarthy will need every vote he can whip up (not his strong point), which leaves us with some power for deal making (unfortunately that goes for vile creeps like MTG too).

And of course we have the Senate and Joe's veto.

[BigmanPigman]

9. I have a feeling a few will be going to jail

or will have serious health issues and there will be a couple of special elections before 2024.

[brush]

11. Yes, jail is another possibility. McCarthy is not going to have it easy.

[MichMan]

14. Senators could also have serious health issues as well

The margins are just one vote in both chambers

[brush]

18. Yep, and when we win in Georgia that increases our power...

in the Senate a bit more.

[oldsoftie]

32. Yes several are VERY old.

[Crowman2009]

15. And in MTG's case, she'll be absent in order to attend to various affairs.

[brush]

19. Business affairs, or affairs of another nature?

Wink, wink.

[Marcuse]

25. Nt

[agingdem]

10. a do-nothing House and Trump on the lose..

lawn chair, popcorn, Scotch...

[Crowman2009]

12. I'm glad we stopped this so-called "red wave" but we can do better next time.

Let's stop this timid BS from various democratic pundits being skeptical about gaining more seats in congress.

[orangecrush]

13. I take it this ends

The January 6th commission.

[deurbano]

20. Can they have something similar in the Senate?

[orangecrush]

21. Perhaps someone else

Can answer that.

I don't know.

[NYC Democrat]

42. IF Warnock wins the Senate can vote to basically pick up where the House left off.

Only reason the Senate doesn't have a Jan 6 committee is the powersharing on committees due to the 50-50 makeup of the current Senate.

[orangecrush]

47. Thanks!

[oldsoftie]

33. Probably on the FIRST day.

[orangecrush]

37. Hopefully by then

It will not be possible.

[oldsoftie]

44. How would it be stopped? They'll have control.

[orangecrush]

46. By raising the debt ceiling

In the lame duck session.

POOF! IT'S MAGIC!

No more leverage for poor widdle wingnuts!

[oldsoftie]

48. How does raising the debt ceiling prevent them from dumping the 1/6 committee?

[orangecrush]

51. It doesn't

It stops them from killing SS and Medicare.

[oldsoftie]

52. Well the original post I responded to was assuming they'd dump the 1/6 committee

No wonder I was confused. You weren't talking about that.

[orangecrush]

53. Sorry my mistake

[oldsoftie]

54. I just thought I was losing it more than usual!

[orangecrush]

55. Naw, you're cool.

[Traildogbob]

16. Tell me if

At least we still have hope of ending Boebert.😡😡

[former9thward]

27. She is ahead with 50.2% of the vote with more than 99% counted.

I have no idea how many ballots left.

[oldsoftie]

49. I REALLY hoped she was gonna get the boot. Lake 1st, her 2nd

Of course MTG would be great too, but I knew there was no chance at getting rid of her.

[CitizenZero]

17. We Might Have Kept The House

If the Republicans did not flip several House seats in New York. Very frustrating. The new Congressional Districts favored the Republicans after a Special Master redrew them. I am a New Yorker and I am usually happy with my State. But this was a terrible outcome, and strangely one of the few places in America where the Republicans succeeded. We need to take back those seats next election cycle. Between now and then we need to mobilize New York Democrats to accomplish this.

[eggplant]

38. As a fellow NY Dem, I'm appalled at our redistricting overreach.

It kills me that NY-19 flipped. Delgato would have held the district if he was still here. Now we are saddled with Molinaro. Ugh.

And, of course, if we /hadn't/ gone for the brass ring, we would have kept the House.

[CitizenZero]

40. Right On

I agree with you. Molinaro is terrible. New York Dems need to get on the same page and fix this problem next election cycle.

[d_b]

24. We'll get it back

Republicans will spend the next two years doing a bunch of goofy shit and then nominate some toxic dipshit for '24.

[peppertree]

29. And throwing the country into default

Last time they tried it, in 2011, I understand Eric Cantor was in talks with vulture fundie Paul Singer (subject? unknown).

I'd bet Singer'll have an oar in this one too.

[JohnSJ]

26. Why not this headline instead. Democrats can appoint federal and Supreme Court judges

without republican interference”

[former9thward]

30. That could be done before.

What has changed is the House.

[JohnSJ]

31. If we win Georgia, we will have a 51 seat majority, and that affects committee assignments in our

favor, and makes it considerably easier to appoint judges

[bucolic_frolic]

28. MAGA reps aren't vaxxed, right?

[slightlv]

34. So... are all districts decided now?

Are we no longer waiting on any others? Did Bang-bang win.. or did she lose? I've lost track...

[Shanti Shanti Shanti]

35. Agenda? Cutting off aid to Ukraine and defunding the govt? Oh boy, this will be fun

[NYC Democrat]

43. tbh I don't think they'll have the votes to do much of anything regarding Ukraine with such a narrow

majority.

Will be hard for them to do much serious debt ceiling shinnanigans too. Their majority literally comes entirely from Biden districts in New York.

[NYC Democrat]

41. It's going to be a thin majority but..

We could of had the majority with the same thing happening in EVERY OTHER STATE if we had better turnout from our core base in CA and NY.

a lot of voters in deep blue states got complacent since they thought the threat to Democracy, aborition rights would never go away in THEIR states. So we somehow ended up vastly underperforming in swing states where those WERE clearly at risk while underperforming in our strongholds.

[Wonder Why]

50. Hopefully, the Trump-caused disaster will help a few of them regain (or for the first time gain

a backbone) and remember that they are supposed to represent democracy and do what is best for the country and the American people as well as not supporting traitors.

Few, if any will change their stripe. Half because they have no morals. The other half because getting re-elected is far more important than doing the right thing. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party has, itself, too many that also forget that it doing the right thing is more important than getting re-elected.

"I would rather be right than President," answered Henry Clay, when told his abolitionist position would cost him the election.

Of course, he was an abolitionist who was a slaveholder but the words are more important now than ever.