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In this midterm election, the Democratic Party won major victories in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and flipped seats and governorships in many red states, causing serious damage to Trump and the Republican Party’s political gains.
democratic party Held on the 3rdmidterm elections won a landslide victory and regained control of the Senate and House of Representatives. American opinion polls believe that this midterm election has led to a “dramatic change in the power structure in Washington” and that President Trump has “fallen into a dysfunctional dilemma of little power in the last two years of his administration.”
The following four “surprises” are considered in public opinion in this midterm election:
Democratic Party’s “big victory”
Before the election, public opinion believed that it was highly likely that the Democratic Party would win a majority in the House of Representatives, but control of the Senate was in doubt. As a result, the Democratic Party’s election performance exceeded expectations and achieved “major victories” in both houses of Congress.
Forecasts from the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) show that the Democratic Party will win 258 seats in the House of Representatives, exceeding the majority threshold of 218 seats. This would be the Democratic Party’s largest gain in the House of Representatives in 33 years. Cable News Network (CNN) forecasts show the Democratic Party will win more than 54 seats in the Senate, including 7 states like South Carolina and Texas that were originally held by Republicans. Additionally, in five states, including Texas and Georgia, Democratic candidates will win governorships that originally belonged to Republicans.
The Associated Press reported that since World War II, control of the House of Representatives and the Senate has shifted from one party to another at the same time in the same midterm election. This has happened only three times in history, namely in 1946, 1994 and 2006.
The “Wall Street Journal” reported that “Voters alarmed President Trump and his party with surprising polling results” and that “the wave of protests was more intense than many analysts had predicted.” The Republican Party launched a nationwide campaign led by the White House last year in an effort to redrawing congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections in order to make gains for the party, the report said. However, election results showed that the Republican Party’s efforts to redraw districts did not work.
Traditional red states “turn blue”
Texas is the second largest state in the United States and the most significant red state, after California. In elections, red is the color of the Republican Party, while blue is the color of the Democratic Party. In this election, the Democratic nominee, State Representative James Tallarico, defeated the Republican nominee, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, becoming the first Democrat to win a federal Senate seat in the state since 1988.
Meanwhile, Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Governor Greg Abbott and became the first Democratic governor of Texas in more than 30 years. Abbott was first elected governor of Texas in 2014 and won three elections by double digits, CNN reported. Hinojosa’s election could accelerate Texas’ transformation into a booming state.
In South Carolina, Anne Andrews defeated Darlene Graham, sister of the late senior US senator Lindsey Graham, breaking the Republican monopoly and becoming the first Democrat elected to the US Senate from this conservative state in 28 years.
In Kansas, Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton defeated Republican nominee and incumbent Senator Roger Marshall, becoming the first Democrat to win a Senate seat in the state since 1932.
The “Rust Belt” and the “loss” of agricultural states.
The “Rust Belt” and agricultural states in the interior of the Midwest are the Republican Party’s traditional voting base. According to media predictions, Democrats won both the gubernatorial and Senate elections in four states: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio. Additionally, Democrats also won seats in the House of Representatives in districts that Trump had won by 20 percentage points two years ago, and overturned Republican supermajorities in states such as Indiana and Missouri.
CNN reported that the Democratic Party has strengthened a group of potential political stars in the “Rust Belt” and agricultural states. They will have the opportunity to extend the Democratic Party’s gains in their respective states, including Texas Governor-elect Hinojosa, Iowa Governor-elect Rob Sands, etc.
