Midterms: Biden hails ‘a good day for democracy’ | US midterm elections

We had an election yesterday. I think this is a good day for democracy. I think it’s a good day for AmericaThe president welcomed the vote during a press conference at the White House Obviously without interference.

He also reiterated thought To run for a second term in 2024, he indicated that he would confirm it Early next year.

With the final election results still unknown, Joe Biden was pleased with the good performance of Democrats and sent a reassuring message to Republicans.

Journalists and pundits were predicting a giant red tide, but it didn’t happenHe noted the Republican color and underscored it when he agreed disappointment Many voters, especially regarding inflation.

Joe Biden was speaking a day after midterm elections in which his party limited damage in a traditionally tough vote for the ruling party, seen as a test of his political future.

said the leader of the Democratic Party The Republican Party is willing to work with the oppositionSays it’s open to everyone Good ideasBut he set several red lines on Social Security, abortion and climate change.

The Red tide Didn’t happen

Almost 24 hours after the first polls closed, America was still waiting to know the fate of several decisive and exciting elections, such as Arizona or Nevada.

But while the fate of the Senate remains up in the air, Republicans are well entrenched, albeit narrowly, in control of the House of Representatives.

Cautiously, the mainstream US media were careful not to announce their projections for a control of 435 seats in the House of Representatives, a majority of 218.

The Red tide So what was expected by the Republicans did not happen and Donald Trump undoubtedly lost his desire to regain the White House.

The former president, who had been silent all morning, made a rare confession on his social networking site Truth Social, acknowledging the results. A bit disappointing.

Florida’s re-elected Governor Ron DeSantis has been announced as the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election against Donald Trump.

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Many of his lieutenants were attacked. One of her potential rivals for the Republican nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, 44, won re-election and stole the show.

Republican Tenor Kevin McCarthy, who would succeed Nancy Pelosi as the next Speaker of the House, assured her that his party would do just that. Take the House of RepresentativesTuesday through Wednesday night.

Expected results

If victory is assured, Republicans have already announced their colors: They will try to tear up Joe Biden’s plan and have vowed to open investigations into his administration.

In the Senate, Democrats had such a slim majority before the election that it took days, even weeks, for a majority to emerge.

Arizona and Nevada were still undecided in the evening.

In Georgia, as in 2020, voters will go into overtime, with none of the candidates — Pastor Raphael Warnock, current senator and former American football star Herschel Walker — surpassing 50% of the vote.

The new ballot is scheduled to be held on December 6.

John Fetterman’s victory in Pennsylvania saw Democrats wrest a hotly contested seat from Republicans.

On the governors side, after taking two seats from the Republicans (in Maryland and Massachusetts), the Democratic camp did not say its last word in Arizona, where Trumpist Kari Lake took the end of the race. And Democrat Katie Hobbs is unknown.

In this situation, despite the technical glitches, the local government officials insisted on Wednesday that there was no malpractice in the election.

In addition, defenders of abortion rights were happy to record victories historicalDuring polls organized in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling in June, including in ultra-conservative Kentucky.

Americans have They have sent a clear and unambiguous message that they want to protect our democracy and protect the right to vote in this countryPresident Biden underscored.