While it is still considered certain that the Republicans will control the House of Representatives wing of Congress, the unexpected resistance of the Democrats in the Senate has led to different interpretations.
While The Washington Post (WP) featured the headline “Congress hangs in the balance as Democrats defy expectations”, the New York Times (NYT) headlined “Congress’ control is still tied to very close races, which are contentious,” pointing to the disappointment of Republicans. .
In the sub-headlines of the NYT, it was pointed out that the “red wave” sign that the Republicans expected in the ballot boxes was not seen in the election results, and in the analysis news titled “How did the Republican wave become a wavelet”, it was discussed why the Republican route was insufficient.
Dana Perino from Fox News Channel, which is at the forefront of the media supporting the Republicans in the country, also said about the election results, “Republicans will look for themselves here.” made his comment.
TRUMP TAKES SHARE OF THE ELECTION RESULTS
In the US media, negative evaluations were also made about former President Donald Trump regarding the election results.
WP, in its election-related analysis news, debated “why the 2022 midterm elections were disastrous for Trump”, while the NYT, Florida’s Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who is predicted to be his party rival if Trump is a candidate in the 2024 Presidential election, hung a large US flag. He made the headline “DeFuture” with his photo next to him.
Fox News’ website also states that “Trump-supported candidates won’t mention the ex-president in his victory speech”, “Trump-criticized Republican Brad Raffensperger won again in Georgia” and “Conservatives pointed to Trump after the overwhelming Republican election results. does,” he said.
The NYT claimed that he thought that about 330 candidates that Trump supported in his election campaigns for 2 years until the midterm elections could not achieve the success he expected at the ballot box and that he watched the election results in his mansion in Mar-a-Lago, disappointed.
RESULTS TOGETHER
According to unofficial results announced by the Associated Press, Republicans currently hold 49 seats and Democrats hold 48 seats. In the states of Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, the results are not yet clear.
In the current order, there are 50 Republican and 50 Democrat senators in the Senate. The party that reaches 51 senators will also have a majority in this house of Congress.
In the House of Representatives of Congress, Democrats have reached 176 seats and Republicans 204 seats so far. He obtains a majority of 218 in the House of Representatives. (AA)