Most Likely Outcome Of Midterms Is Continued 50/50 Split In U.S. Senate - Asher Hildebrand
Date
11/9/2022 6:08:52 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) RALEIGH, U.S., November 10. The most likely
outcome of midterms is continued 50/50 split in the U.S. Senate,
Asher Hildebrand, associate professor of the practice at the
Sanford School of Public Policy, told November 9 on the sidelines of the
briefing on the midterm elections held November 8.
“In the US Senate, coming into the election, the control of the
Senate was split 50/50 in our system that gives Democrats the
majority because the vice president serves as the tie breaking
vote. It looks like the most likely outcome of this election will
be a continued 50/50 split. But with Democrats picking up a Senate
seat in Pennsylvania, and Republicans perhaps picking up one in
Nevada or maybe Georgia, you could still see Republican majority,
id Republicans win both Nevada and Georgia. Or you could still see
Democrats win a 51 vote majority if they win both of those seats,
so that it's too soon detail,” he said.
Hildebrand believes that if Democrats run the table and win in
Nevada and Georgia and Arizona, which has still not been called and
have 51 votes, the name Joe Manchin will not be spoken as much
because for the last two years, Senator Manchin has stood in the
way of much of the democratic agenda, but if they have 50 votes
without Senator Manchin, they will find it much easier at least in
the Senate to enact their legislation.
“That might not matter since Republicans will probably control
the House but it will be maybe a little less of a thorn in the side
of Democratic leadership. Republicans were favored coming into the
election because of maybe so called fundamental factors such as the
state of the economy, public mood, feelings about the incumbent.
And despite that advantage, it looks like the elections at best
split decision, with Democrats probably maintaining their control
of the Senate Republicans winning a slight majority in the House.
It's overall a picture of Democrats exceeding expectations
considerably, and Republicans underperforming them and that was
evident in specific races but also on the national level,” he
added.
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