United States Elections 2022 LIVE | Which states will define the future of the Senate?

Democrats have had a majority in both houses of Congress and the presidency of USA for the last two years, but they might not have such consolidated power for much longer. Republicans are favorites to win the House of Representatives in the midterm elections on Tuesday, November 8, fueled by voters’ frustration with the economic situation and the advantages of the redistricting process that takes place every year. 10 years. But Democrats are fighting to keep where they are, campaigning on preserving abortion access and other issues.

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The picture is less clear in the Senatewhere the Republicans will try to regain control. Several of the races in crucial states with no clear political leaning are very closeto which the Republican leader in the upper house, Mitch McConnell, declared that the chances of his party obtaining a majority are only 50%.

The most contested states in the elections for the United States Senate. (AFP).

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Next, we present a look around the control of the Senate and what will happen if the Republicans win a majority during the election:

WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SENATE?

Although the control of Senate could go to anyone after the election, the majority party is likely to have the smallest of margins. That means Biden may be able to find a little more common ground in that chamber, no matter who controls it.. Most of the legislative achievements of Biden during his government have been the result of bipartisan negotiations in the Senate.

The current distribution of the United States Senate. (AFP).

Either way, a Republican-controlled upper house could pass bills sent to it by a Republican-majority lower house, applying political pressure to Biden. And the Republican Party it could regain control of the commissions and, with it, the power to conduct investigations and supervise the government.

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A Republican Senate could also make things difficult for Biden by blocking or delaying the approval of nominees by the president for positions in the judicial and executive branches.

WHAT HAPPENS IF THE DEMOCRATS WIN?

If the Democrats keep the Senate and the republicans win the House of Representatives, the two chambers will be unlikely to find much common ground. But Republicans could try to persuade moderate Democratic senators on some initiatives.

If Democrats were able to hold onto a majority in both chambers, they would likely resume negotiations on some of the Biden agenda items that never passed.including his new package of social and economic programs that stalled amid internal disagreements among Democrats.

The United States Congress. (AFP).

Source: Elcomercio